Hesiod Quotes
Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their ...
Show MoreHe's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another
Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly o...
Show MoreThe Gods rank work above virtues.
That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is ...
Show MoreIf you only keep adding little by little it will soon become a big heap.
Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.
Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much a...
Show MoreDo not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn.
…Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. F...
Show MoreNo gossip ever dies away entirely if many people voice it: it too is a kind of divinity.
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.
