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Hesiod Quotes

«I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.»
«Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning»
«Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace»
Author: Hesiod | About: Idleness, Work | Keywords: disgrace
«A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing»
Author: Hesiod | About: Neighbors
«Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet.»
«When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness»
Author: Hesiod | Keywords: witness
«Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.»
Author: Hesiod | Keywords: factor, in due time, timing
«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 steer is the way to it.»
Author: Hesiod | Keywords: badness
«It is best to do things systematically, since we are only humans, and disorder is our worst enemy»
Author: Hesiod | Keywords: disorder
«If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that little shall be much.»
Author: Hesiod

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