Aesop

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Your birthday is the vintage of your wine; the mark that warns you of your future.

A Fox entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head. He placed his paws on it and said, "What a beautiful head! Yet it is of no value, as it entirely lacks brains."

Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another's unhappiness

Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.

There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

Those who enter through the back door can expect to be shown out through the window

Keep your place in life and your place will keep you

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both

It is one thing to conceive a good plan, and another to execute it

Facts speak plainer than words

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool