Aesop ( EE-sop or AY-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him...
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
I know of only one bird - the parrot - that talks; and it can't fly very high.