Author: Hesiod

Quotes

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

- Hesiod

A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.

A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.

- Hesiod

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.

- Hesiod

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

- Hesiod

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

- Hesiod

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

- Hesiod

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

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

- Hesiod

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.

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

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

- Hesiod

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