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.