- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- From “The Hawk and the Nightingale”.
- A man is known by the company he keeps
- From “The Ass and His Purchaser”.
- Birds of a feather flock together
- From “The Farmer and the Stork”.
- Cry Wolf
- from “the Shepherd Boy and the Wolf”.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch
- From “The Milkmaid and Her Pail”.
- Don't make a mountain out of a molehill
- From “The Mountain in Labor”.
- Fair weather friends are not worth much
- From “The Swallow and the Crow”.
- Honesty is the best policy
- From the tale “Mercury and the Woodsman”.
- Kick a man when he is down
- From “The Dogs and the Fox”.
- Look before you leap
- From “The Fox and the Goat”.
- Necessity is the mother of invention
- From “The Crow and the Pitcher”.
- Nip the evil in the bud
- From “The Thief and His Mother”.
- One good turn deserves another
- From “The Ant and the Dove”.
- Out of the frying pan into the fire
- From “The Stag and the Lion”.
- Pride comes before a fall
- From “The Eagle and the Cockerels”.
- Quality not quantity
- From “The Lioness and the Vixen”.
- Revenge is a double-edged sword
- From “The Farmer and the Fox”.
- Slow and steady wins the race
- From “The Hare and the Tortoise”.
- Sour grapes
- From “The Fox and the Grapes”.
- Swan Song
- From “the Swan and the Goose”.
- The lion's share
- From “The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass”.