Aesop

Aesop (c.620-560 BC) was a celebrated Greek fabulist and storyteller of the 6th century BC. Very little is known about his life except that he was originally a slave, manumitted by Iadmon of Samos, and put to death by the Delphians, probably for some witticism at their expense.

He is best known for moral animal fables attributed to him, such as the famous moralising beast fables like the Fox and the Grapes and the Tortoise and the Hare. The stories were believed to have first communicated orally which were later collected by others from many sources. He composed semi-historical and semi-legendary stories.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Appearances are often deceiving.

- The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

• Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

-The Milkmaid and Her Pail

• Familiarity breeds contempt.

- The Fox and the Lion

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

-The Jay and the Peacock

• The gods help them that help themselves.

-Hercules and the Waggoner (appears in other works, including Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac.)

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

-The Lion and the Mouse

• Kindness effects more than severity.

-The Wind and the Sun

• It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

-Hercules and the Waggoner

• Slow and steady wins the race.

-The Hare and the Tortoise

• Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

-The Wolf and the Lamb

• United we stand , divided we fall.

-The Four Oxen and the Lion

• Union gives strength.

- The Bundle of Sticks

Sappho