It is with our Passions, as it is with Fire and Water, they are 'Good Servants,' but 'Bad Masters.' Aesop More Quotes by Aesop More Quotes From Aesop Much wants more and loses all. Aesop loses want The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend. Aesop delay active Slow but steady wins the race. Aesop race literature winning It is easy to kick a person when he is down. Aesop kicks virtue easy It is useless attacking the insensible. Aesop attacking useless reality What's bred in the bone will stick to the flesh. Aesop bones sticks flesh There can be little liking where there is no likeness. Aesop affinity littles Distrust interested advice. Aesop distrust advice A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain. Then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, "Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone". Aesop family teamwork father Wealth unused might as well not exist. Aesop wealth wells might The gods help them who help themselves. Aesop god-help self-esteem helping If you are a friend, why do you bite me so hard? If an enemy, why do you fawn on me? Aesop fawns friendship enemy A fair-minded person tries to see both sides of an argument. Aesop sides trying men Much outcry, little outcome. Aesop outcomes tears littles All of us, the great and the little have need of each other. Aesop littles needs Yield to all and you will soon have nothing to yield. Aesop peer-pressure yield Here is an Unity Quote that we have all known since school: United we stand; divided we fall. Aesop unity school fall It is absurd to ape our betters. Aesop absurd apes The more honor, the more danger. Aesop honor danger Those who seek to please everybody please nobody. Aesop please
