Best is the man who thinks for himself. Hesiod More Quotes by Hesiod More Quotes From Hesiod A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised it Hesiod evil advice men Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses. Hesiod gains loss The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it. Hesiod evil-people doe men The man who procrastinates is always struggling with misfortunes. Hesiod he-man struggle men Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death. Hesiod literature giving In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness. Hesiod idleness shame Keep adding little by little and it will become a big heap. Hesiod bigs littles The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven. Hesiod wrath men heaven Night, having Sleep, the brother of Death. Hesiod brother sleep night Labor is no disgrace. Hesiod disgrace labor There was not after all a single kind of strife, but on earth there are two kinds: one of them a man might praise when he recognized her, but the other is blameworthy. Hesiod earth men two The potter is at enmity with the potter. Hesiod enmity potters business Money is life to us wretched mortals. Hesiod wretched mortals money Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the aged. Hesiod prayer action advice Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue. Hesiod tongue treasure men An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves. Hesiod income fate mean Even though it's hard, it's easy. Hesiod hard easy And Zeus will destroy this race of mortal men too, when they, at their birth, have grey hair on their temples. Hesiod race hair men Inhibition is no good provider for a needy man, Inhibition, which does men great harm and great good. Inhibition attaches to poverty, boldness to wealth. Hesiod poverty doe men The half is greater than the whole. Hesiod half whole appreciation
