10 |
Slow but steady wins the race.
Aesop (The Hare and the Tortoise) |
9 |
Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
Aesop (Juno and the Peacock) |
8 |
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Aesop (The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse) |
7 |
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Aesop (The Lion, The Ass, And The Fox Hunting) |
6 |
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Aesop (The Milkmaid and Her Pail)
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5 |
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
Aesop (The Ant and the Grasshopper) |
4 |
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
Aesop (The Milkmaid and Her Pail) |
3 |
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Aesop (The Jay and the Peacock)
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2 |
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Aesop (The Dog and the Shadow) |
1 |
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop (The Dog in the Manger) |