Quotes by Aesop
3 quotes by Aesop (died 564 BC), taken from Fables. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Fables
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““There!” said the Mouse, “you laughed at me when I promised I would repay you: but now you see, even a Mouse can help a Lion.””
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“Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal.”
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““You were stubborn,” came the reply, “and fought against the storm, which proved stronger than you: but we bow and yield to every breeze, and thus the gale passed harmlessly over our heads.””