Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the aged. Hesiod More Quotes by Hesiod More Quotes From Hesiod A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men. Hesiod greatest-treasuretonguemen 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, though grievously hard in the winning. Hesiod sweatwinningwriting Do not put your work off till to-morrow and the day after; for a sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor one who puts off his work: industry makes work go well, but a man who puts off work is always at hand-grips with ruin. Hesiod procrastinationmenhands Love, the fairest among the undying gods, who loosens the limbs of all gods and men, Hesiod prudentlovemen The best man of all is he who knows everything himself. Good also the man who accepts another's sound advice; but the man who neither knows himself nor takes to hear what another says, he is no good at all. Hesiod soundadvicemen The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin. Hesiod procrastinationstrugglemen A man fashions ill for himself who fashions ill for another, and the ill design is most ill for the designer. Hesiod designfashionmen Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again. Hesiod rumorgossipevil Aerial spirits, by great Jove design'd To be on earth the guardians of mankind: Invisible to mortal eyes they go, And mark our actions, good or bad, below: The immortal spies with watchful care preside, And thrice ten thousand round their charges glide: They can reward with glory or with gold, A power they by Divine permission hold. Hesiod spydesigneye It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy. Hesiod worst-enemydisorderliterature Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find. Hesiod mindexerciselong Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascinations of her shape. It's your barn she's after. Hesiod fascinationtalkingsweet He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. Hesiod victorysufferingmen In front of excellence, the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. Hesiod perseverancesweatlong They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole. Hesiod know-howfoolhalf The man who is rich in fancy thinks that his wagon is already built; poor fool, he does not know that there are a hundred timbers to a wagon. Hesiod doementhinking He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger. Hesiod strongerstupiditytrying Far best is he who is himself all-wise, and he, too, good who listens to wise words; But whoso is not wise or lays to hear another's wisdom is a useless man. Hesiod wisdomwisemen In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray. Hesiod eveningmorninggiving Fools, they do not even know how much more is the half than the whole. Hesiod know-howfoolhalf
