Aesop citations

Ésope est un écrivain grec d'origine phrygienne, à qui on a attribué la paternité de la fable.

✵ 620 av. J.-C. – 564 av. J.-C.  •  Autres noms Aisópos Ezop
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Aesop: Citations en anglais

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

Aesop livre The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse.
Variante: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

“It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.”

Aesop livre The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Ant and the Grasshopper.

“Any excuse will serve a tyrant.”

Aesop livre The Wolf and the Lamb

The Wolf and the Lamb.

“In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.”

Aesop livre The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse.

“Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.”

Aesop livre The Frog and the Ox

The Frog and the Ox.

“Familiarity breeds contempt.”

Aesop livre The Fox and the Lion

The Fox and the Lion.
Variante: Acquaintance softens prejudices.

“Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.”

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The Fox and the Goat.

“It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.”

Aesop livre The Wolf and the Kid

The Wolf and the Kid.

“Don't cry over spilt milk.”

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The Milkmaid and Her Pail.

“Better no rule than cruel rule.”

Aesop livre Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

“I am sure the grapes are sour.”

Aesop livre The Fox and the Grapes

The Fox and the Grapes.

“Put your shoulder to the wheel.”

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Hercules and the Wagoner.

“I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.”

Aesop livre The Satyr and the Traveller

The Man and the Satyr.

“Appearances often are deceiving.”

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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

“Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.”

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The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

“Slow and steady wins the race.”

Aesop livre The Tortoise and the Hare

The Hare and the Tortoise.

“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.”

Aesop livre The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.

“Enemies' promises were made to be broken.”

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The Nurse and the Wolf http://books.google.com/books?id=5llsEPwcG2wC&q=%22promises+were+made+to+be+broken%22&pg=PA109#v=onepage, as translated by Joseph Jacobs (1894).

“Union gives strength.”

Aesop livre The Old Man and his Sons

The Bundle of Sticks. <br class="br">Source: Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (2021) cited in &quot; Bulgarian cosmonaut urges international cooperation for Mars, Moon missions https://www.reuters.com/article/bulgaria-cosmonauts-idUSL8N21T1Z6&quot; on Reuters, 11 April 2019.

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