Aesop

"Nothing endures but change."

"The weakest reed endures better than the mightiest oak when the wind blows."

"There is no greater wealth than contentment."

"Criticism from friends is easier to bear than from enemies."

"The lesson of the ant is that all labor has dignity."

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

"That which is crooked cannot be straightened by crooked means."

"Better late than never."

"The greatest deception is self-deception."

"Shared joy is a double joy."

"Many hands make light work."

"Wealth without wisdom is a burden."

"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."

"A good name is better than great wealth."

"What we give to the poor, we give to ourselves."

"The greatest victory is won over oneself."

"Sorrow shared is sorrow halved."

"The fool believes everything; the wise person doubts everything."

"Better a small certainty than a great deception."

"The wounded lion is the most dangerous."

"Pride is the downfall of many."

"It is better to give than to receive."

"The wise speak little; fools speak much."

"Quality is better than quantity."

"The path to wisdom is through failure."

"A willing heart lightens every burden."

"Those who plant justice will harvest peace."

"There is honor among thieves."

"What you do in secret will be revealed in the light."

"The strong may rule the body, but the wise rule the mind."