TIMELY WISDOM

Friday, September 7, 2012

Hesiod Quotes

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy. - Hesiod



Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue.
- Hesiod


A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.   
 - Hesiod, Works and Days


Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster. 
- Hesiod, Works and Days



He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner. 
- Hesiod, Works and Days




Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. 
- Hesiod, Works and Days



Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man. 
- Hesiod, Works and Days

The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work. 
- Hesiod, Works and Days





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