A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner. — Hesiod Copy Share Image
The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner. — Hesiod Copy Share Image
Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again. — Hesiod Copy Share Image
There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others woe, and evil counsel on the counselor recoils. — Hesiod Copy Share Image
Evil can be got very easily and exists in quantity: the road to her is very smooth, and she lives near by.… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend. — Hesiod Copy Share
The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not,… — Hesiod Copy Share
Inhibition is no good provider for a needy man, Inhibition, which does men great harm and great good. Inhibition attaches to poverty, boldness to… — Hesiod Copy Share
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 Copy Share
But he who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man. — Hesiod Copy Share
“It is best to work, at whatever you have a talent for doing, without turning your greedy thought toward what some other man possesses,… — Hesiod Copy Share
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth… — Hesiod Copy Share
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. — Hesiod Copy Share
In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter,… — Hesiod Copy Share
