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.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

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

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

The Hare and the Tortoise
A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who read more

The Hare and the Tortoise
A hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race. The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal. On the day appointed for the race the two started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.
Slow but steady wins the race.