Aesop

"When the cat is away, the mice will play."

"A little common sense at the present time is better than all the learning in the world."

"There is a lion in every human heart; let it sleep in peace."

"A debt of gratitude is better paid with gratitude than with money."

"In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to eat, they stipulated among themselves that they would help one another in times of need."

"The greatest achievement is selflessness."

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster."

"Beware of those who make promises they cannot keep."

"The saddest thing in the world is the loss of a friend."

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

"Necessity is the mother of invention."

"Better to go back than go astray."

"The mistreated often become the mistreater."

"A man may cause evil in the world in three ways: by his power, by his might, or by his will."

"Even kings cannot turn back the tide."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"The finest garment is virtue, and virtue is only adorned with a humble heart."

"Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey."

"Cowards may talk of courage, but it is the brave that are strong."

"Honest error is to be preferred to deliberate deception."

"The greatest victories are those won without bloodshed."

"We do not struggle against fate; we struggle against our perception of it."

"One swallow does not make a summer."

"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."

"A man's character is his choice."

"What you give to the poor, you give to yourself."

"A gentle answer turns away wrath."

"The smallest act of love transcends all hatred."

"Even the proudest eagle must bow to the wind."

"Through perseverance, many places that seem inaccessible will open."