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Hesiod Quotes

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood Picture Quote #1

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame Picture Quote #1

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man Picture Quote #1

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus Picture Quote #1

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune Picture Quote #1

Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin Picture Quote #1

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Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage Picture Quote #1

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn Picture Quote #1

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age Picture Quote #1

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit Picture Quote #1

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late Picture Quote #1

Badness you can get easily, in quantity: The road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard Picture Quote #1

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But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper Picture Quote #1

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth Picture Quote #1

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one Picture Quote #1

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner Picture Quote #1

He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace Picture Quote #1

If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big Picture Quote #1

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It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy Picture Quote #1

Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet Picture Quote #1

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech Picture Quote #1

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest Picture Quote #1

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it Picture Quote #1

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things Picture Quote #1

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Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart Picture Quote #1

Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men Picture Quote #1

There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on Earth there are two kinds: one of them a man might praise when he recognized her, but the other is blameworthy Picture Quote #1

Potter bears a grudge against potter, and craftsman against craftsman, and beggar is envious of beggar, and bard of bard Picture Quote #1

He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner Picture Quote #1

Take your fill when the cask is first opened and when it is nearly spent, but midways be sparing: it is poor saving when you come to the lees Picture Quote #1

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Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood (Hesiod Quotes) Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame (Hesiod Quotes) Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man (Hesiod Quotes) It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus (Hesiod Quotes) Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune (Hesiod Quotes) Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin (Hesiod Quotes) Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage (Hesiod Quotes) Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn (Hesiod Quotes) Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age (Hesiod Quotes) Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit (Hesiod Quotes) At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late (Hesiod Quotes) Badness you can get easily, in quantity: The road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard (Hesiod Quotes) But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper (Hesiod Quotes) False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth (Hesiod Quotes) For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one (Hesiod Quotes) He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner (Hesiod Quotes) He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace (Hesiod Quotes) If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big (Hesiod Quotes) It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy (Hesiod Quotes) Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet (Hesiod Quotes) So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech (Hesiod Quotes) The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest (Hesiod Quotes) The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it (Hesiod Quotes) We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things (Hesiod Quotes) Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart (Hesiod Quotes) Love, who is most beautiful among the immortal gods, the melter of limbs, overwhelms in their hearts the intelligence and wise counsel of all gods and all men (Hesiod Quotes) There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on Earth there are two kinds: one of them a man might praise when he recognized her, but the other is blameworthy (Hesiod Quotes) Potter bears a grudge against potter, and craftsman against craftsman, and beggar is envious of beggar, and bard of bard (Hesiod Quotes) He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner (Hesiod Quotes) Take your fill when the cask is first opened and when it is nearly spent, but midways be sparing: it is poor saving when you come to the lees (Hesiod Quotes)

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