Aesop

"A single arrow is easily broken, but many arrows are unbreakable."

"It is not the will of man that decides his fate, but the decision of his heart."

"The beauty of the world is in its diversity."

"What seems evil might indeed be good, and what seems good might prove evil."

"Time is the greatest healer of all wounds."

"Those who teach must also learn, or they will teach only what is past."

"The truly wise are not afraid to admit their ignorance."

"A man who has not suffered has not learned to be a man."

"The weak are saved not by strength of arm, but by quickness of wit."

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."

"We often despise what we do not understand."

"The laborer's hire is his due, nor can he justly be deprived of it."

"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."

"Slow and steady wins the race, but the race itself requires persistence."

"A friend to all is a friend to none."

"The weakest goes to the wall when interests clash."

"Better to reign in a small circle than serve in a great one."

"He who plants dates may not live to eat their fruit."

"The gods help those who help themselves, but only after effort."

"A lie has no legs to stand upon for long."

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

"Misfortune shows those that are not truly friends."

"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched, for plans change."

"Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear."

"The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks."

"Familiarity breeds contempt, yet also understanding."

"The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong."

"He who makes himself a beast, escapes the pain of being a man."

"A single swallow does not make a summer, nor one day a year."

"The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature."