The Fox And The Grapes Quotes & Sayings

Recall Aesop's fable of the fox and the grapes. After trying in vain to reach the grapes, the fox gives up and wanders away, muttering, "They were probably sour anyway." The fox's change of heart is a perfect example of a common strategy we instinctively use to reduce dissonance. When we experience a conflict between our beliefs and our actions, we can't rewind time and take back what we've already done, so we adjust our beliefs to bring them in line with our actions. If the story had gone differently, and the fox had managed to get the grapes, only to discover they were sour, he would have told himself that he liked sour grapes in order to avoid feeling that his effort had been a waste. — Sheena Iyengar

When you look up at the sky, you have a feeling of unity which delights you and makes you giddy. — Ferdinand Hodler

I'm convinced, more than ever, that man finds liberation only when he binds himself to God and commits himself to his fellow man. — Ronald Reagan

I had to learn what made Kim happy. I learned you have to take care of the spark in your eyes. — Kim Alexis

It is my neck and my life. I will live it whole or not at all. He — Maya Angelou

Wind is part of the British Open. It is an examination and it took me a long time to pass the examination. Eighty per cent of the fellows out there have not passed the test. — Gary Player

A real fox calls sour not only those grapes that he cannot reach but also those that he has reached and taken away from others. — Friedrich Nietzsche

I know what it means to go to the stream to fetch water ... what it means when people are poor and don't have enough to eat. It's not enough to say you know about poverty. You have to live it. — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

My soul may have a concussion. — Veronica Rossi

Aesop fable. "You can play the clever fox all you want - but you'll never get the grapes that way. — Rolf Dobelli

I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved. — Catherine Deneuve

If software's the only thing in your bag of tools, I'm not going to give you great odds. — Astro Teller

A moment later,the gunshot startled them all, well, all of them except Chad Kinkaid, who fired it. The dogs that had followed him in had still been barking around his horse's feet. The shot hit the dirt near them and sent them hightailing it elsewhere.
Amanda had squealed in surprise,one hand had flown to her chest and was still there. "Was that really necessary?" she asked derisively.
Chad Kinkaid pulled his hat back down over his forehead,gathered his reins in preparation of riding off, and with a lazy smile,said, "No,ma'am. It was a pleasure though. — Johanna Lindsey

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour. — Aesop

Well ... everything gets old after a while. I personally get a little sick of wrecking my liver at The Lion for the privilege of tricking with some guy whose lover is in L.A. for the weekend. — Armistead Maupin

Angels are quite ample cause to cry ... — Nick Gordon

By now, she was far from the scorch of these sands. After the ransom deal, she would be safely married in England. To Ashton. And Caine, who had hurt her far more than anything Abdullah had planned for her with that long, curved dagger, deserved no better than this torment of knowing it. — V.S. Carnes

The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not ripe. — George Herbert

Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour. — Dorothy Parker

People admire champions because they make life look easy ... so work hard and be a champion! — Uzoma Nnadi

Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy. — James T. Walsh

It's not all peeling grapes, being a handmaiden," said Ptraci. "The first lesson we learn is, when the master has had a long hard day it is not the best time to suggest the Congress of the Fox and the Persimmon. Who says you have to do anything? — Terry Pratchett

I am sure the grapes are sour. — Aesop

And autumn ain't so shabby for wow, either. The colors are broccoli and flame and fox fur. The tang is apples, death, and wood smoke. The rot smells faintly of grapes, of fermentation, of one element being changed alchemically into another, and the air is moist and you sleep under two down comforters in a cold room. The trails are not dusty anymore, and you get to wear your favorite sweaters. — Anne Lamott