Hesiod

Hesiod

"Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better."
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"Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better."
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"Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn."
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"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."
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"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."
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"Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age."
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"Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth."
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"The Gods rank work above virtues."
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"The voice of the people is the voice of God."
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"If you only keep adding little by little it will soon become a big heap."
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"No gossip ever dies away entirely if many people voice it: it too is a kind of divinity."
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"…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, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best."
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"That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw."
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