"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything." ― Aesop Contentment From Aesop Fabulist Added on 1/19/2025 About Aesop Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller traditionally credited with a large body of fables. The Aesopica became foundational to moral storytelling across cultures. His life details are uncertain, but his fables remain widely influential. View all quotes from Aesop
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