“Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters, and prayed to them, and washed your hands in the pale enchanting water” — 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
