Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe him.

Aesop

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Buy Aesop's Fables at Amazon Buy Aesop's Fables at Amazon
Read The Boy Who Cried Wolf at mythfolklore.net

More information about this quote

Topic

False alarms Alarmism

Author

Aesop

Source

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Aesop's Fables

Medium

Fable and fairytale

Genre

Children's literature

Language

Greek

Time

6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Storyteller

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. c. 600.

Current Citation

Aesop. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Aesop's Fables. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Aesop about false alarms: “Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe…”
Download
A quote by Aesop about false alarms: “Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe…”
Download
A quote by Aesop about false alarms: “Then one day there really was a wolf but when the boy shouted, they didn't believe…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 6th century BC

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Job

Job 12:12

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub
More information about this quote
Topic
Wisdom Old age
Speaker
Job
Source
Book of Job The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 12:12).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Of all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable.

Plato

Laws

Buy Plato's Laws at Amazon Buy Plato's Laws at Amazon
Read Laws at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Man and animals Boys Teaching children Children

Author

Plato
Source
Laws
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
346 BC 340s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Plato. Νόμοι [Laws]. c. 346 BC, bk. 7.

Current Citation

Plato. Laws, translated by Tom Griffith, edited by Malcolm Schofield. Cambridge University Press, 2016, bk. 7.

Another quote originally in Greek

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Jesus

John 3:17

Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon Buy the Bible (KJV) at Amazon
Read this verse at Bible Hub
More information about this quote
Topic
Salvation Jesus
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of John The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
90 90s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (John 3:17).