A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised… — Hesiod Advice Copy Share Image
“Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters, and prayed to them,… — Hesiod Flowing river Copy Share Image
He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. — Hesiod Deprived Copy Share Image
This man, I say, is most perfect who shall have understood everything for himself, after having devised what may be best afterward… — Hesiod Ends Copy Share Image
At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom… — Hesiod Beginning Copy Share Image
That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither… — Hesiod Men Copy Share Image
The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there… — Hesiod Built Copy Share Image
Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away… — Hesiod Death Copy Share Image
“It is fine to draw on what is on hand, and painful to have need and not have anything there; I warn… — Hesiod Bottle Copy Share Image
“I mean you well, Perses, you great idiot, and I will tell you. Look, badness is easy to have, you can take… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
“Better marry a maiden, so you can teach her good manners, and in particular marry one who lives close by you. Look… — Hesiod Good man Copy Share Image
Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do… — Hesiod Brother Copy Share Image
Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth. — Hesiod Communication Copy Share Image
No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish. — Hesiod Inspirational 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 Evil Copy Share Image
For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one. — Hesiod Bad Copy Share Image
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner. — Hesiod Doe Copy Share Image
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things. — Hesiod Falsehood 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 Difficult Copy Share Image
But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for… — Hesiod City Copy Share Image
False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty,… — Hesiod Poor Copy Share Image
Love, the fairest among the undying gods, who loosens the limbs of all gods and men, conquers resolve and prudent counsel within… — Hesiod Breasts Copy Share Image
