Quotes by Hesiod

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing. (Hesiod)

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother. (Hesiod)

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals. (Hesiod)

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit. (Hesiod)

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. (Hesiod)

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. (Hesiod)

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper. (Hesiod)

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

Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster. (Hesiod)

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth. (Hesiod)