All Hesiod Quotes
- Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend. Aegis
- In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray. Counsel
- Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them.… Away Speech
- Acquisition means life to miserable mortals. Acquisition
- 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… Age
- Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers. Deceiver
- Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find. Disliked
- Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better. Better
- The fool learns by suffering. Coping
- Hunger is an altogether fit companion for the idle man. Altogether
- Work is not a shame. Laziness is a shame. Inspirational
- Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. Barn
- Peace is a nursing mother to the land. Land
- Far best is he who is himself all-wise, and he, too, good who listens to wise words; But whoso is not wise or lays to… All
- 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… Cities
- 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. Admire
- Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. All
- Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster Disaster
- If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great. Add
- Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart. Birth
- ...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus,… Another Since
- Timeliness is best in all matters. All
- Badness you can get easily, in quantity. The road is smooth and lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put… Badness
- A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother. Day
- Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin. Base