Aesop

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

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.

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

Slow and steady wins the race.

The gods help them that help themselves.