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 the right time for marriage.
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
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.
Best is the man who thinks for himself. - Hesiod
Best is the man who thinks for himself.
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.
Bacteria: The only culture some people have. - Hesiod
Bacteria: The only culture some people have.
Do not put all your goods in hollow ships. - Hesiod
Do not put all your goods in hollow ships.
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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