WIST

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard,
If we do not strive as well as pray.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“Hercules and the Wagoner”

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

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Lion and the Mouse”

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

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Lion and the Mouse”

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Old Man and Death”

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”

Example is the best precept.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Two Crabs,” Fables [tr. Jacobs (1894)]

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Wolf and the Lamb”

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“The Wolf and the Lamb,” Fables [tr. Jacobs (1894)]

The gods help them that help themselves.

Aesop (620?-560? BC) Legendary Greek storyteller
“Hercules and the Wagoner”