I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Obscurity often brings safety.

Thinking to get at once all the gold that the goose could give, he killed it, and opened it only to find – nothing.

I don’t mind having to die now, for I see that he is the cause of my death is about to share the same fate.

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

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.

We often despise what is most useful to us

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

Appearances are often deceiving.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

I am sure the grapes are sour.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Please all, and you will please none

The boy cried `Wolf, wolf!’ and the villagers came out to help him.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten

Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield

Enemies promises were made to be broken.

An Ass put on a Lion’s skin and wentAbout the foreset with much merriment,Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks,Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Reynard, hearing from beneath the...

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

You may share the labors of the great, but you may not share the spoil

Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

Example is the best precept.

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes

The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.

Persuasion is often more effectual than force.

Plodding wins the race.

There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer’s day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his bald pate, and stinging him from time to time. The...

Much wants more and loses all.

Little friends may prove great friends.

Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

Only cowards insult dying majesty.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow

The gods help them that help themselves.

Adventure is worthwhile.

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.

It is easier to get into the enemy’s toils than out again.

Little by little does the trick.

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.