Aesop

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

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

The Charger and the Miller
A charger, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a mill instead read more

The Charger and the Miller
A charger, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a mill instead of going out to battle. But when he was compelled to grind instead of serving in the wars, he bewailed his change of fortune and called to mind his former state, saying, Ah! Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle. Forbear, said the Miller to him, harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.

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

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

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.