In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the carpenter, and the beggar rivals the beggar, and the singer the singer.
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better. - Hesiod
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
- Hesiod
Best is the man who thinks for himself. - Hesiod
Best is the man who thinks for himself.
Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. - Hesiod
Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.
Do not put all your goods in hollow ships. - Hesiod
Do not put all your goods in hollow ships.
Bacteria: The only culture some people have. - Hesiod
Bacteria: The only culture some people have.
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn. - Hesiod
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.
Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again. - Hesiod
Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.
If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great. - Hesiod
If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.
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
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…
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