Maxioms by Aesop
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
The Farmer and His Sons
A father, being on the point of death, wished to be sure that his sons read more
The Farmer and His Sons
A father, being on the point of death, wished to be sure that his sons would give the same attention to his farm as he himself had given it. He called them to his bedside and said, My sons, there is a great treasure hid in one of my vineyards. The sons, after his death, took their spades and mattocks and carefully dug over every portion of their land. They found no treasure, but the vines repaid their labor by an extraordinary and superabundant crop.
The Cat and the Cock
A cat caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable excuse for read more
The Cat and the Cock
A cat caught a Cock, and pondered how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him. He accused him of being a nuisance to men by crowing in the nighttime and not permitting them to sleep. The Cock defended himself by saying that he did this for the benefit of men, that they might rise in time for their labors. The Cat replied, Although you abound in specious apologies, I shall not remain supperless; and he made a meal of him.
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction
