Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

- Hesiod

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

- Hesiod

Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.

- Hesiod

Best is the man who thinks for himself.

- Hesiod

Do not put all your goods in hollow ships.

- Hesiod

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

- Hesiod

Bacteria: The only culture some people have.

- Hesiod

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

- Hesiod

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…

- Hesiod