Aesop (also spelled Æsop, Esop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos) (ca. 620-564 BC), known for the genre of fables ascribed to him (see Aesop's Fables), was by tradition born a slave (δοῦλος) and was a contemporary of Croesus and Solon in the mid-sixth century BC in ancient Greece.

Aesop or Æsop (from the Greek Aisopos) (c. 620BC – c. 560BC), was an ancient Greek fabulist of possibly African descent (his Greek name means Ethiopian or black man in today's parlance), by tradition a slave who credited the African goddess Isis for his gift. Aesop's Fables are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons.

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• A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

• Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
  • The Wolf and the Lamb

• Appearances often are deceiving.
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

• Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.
  • Juno and the Peacock

• Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
  • The Dog and the Shadow

• Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

• Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
  • The Milkmaid and Her Pail

• Don't cry over spilt milk.
  • The Milkmaid and Her Pail

• Familiarity breeds contempt or Acquaintance softens prejudices.
  • The Fox and the Lion

• I am sure the grapes are sour.
  • The Fox and the Grapes

• I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.
  • The Man and the Satyr

• In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
  • The Lion and the Mouse

• It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
  • The Ant and the Grasshopper

• It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
  • The Jay and the Peacock

• Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
  • The Fox and the Goat

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