"exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves. - Aesop

"exclaimed, "O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves.

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About Aesop

Aesop (or Æsop, from Greek Αἴσωπος Aisopos) (c. 620 BC – c. 560 BC) 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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Native Name: Αἴσωπος
Alternative Names: Aesopus Esop Æsop Eſope Æſop
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