This man, I say, is most perfect who shall have understood everything for himself, after having devised what may be best afterward and unto the end. Hesiod More Quotes by Hesiod More Quotes From Hesiod A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men. Hesiod greatest-treasure tongue men 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 sweat winning writing 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 procrastination men hands Love, the fairest among the undying gods, who loosens the limbs of all gods and men, Hesiod prudent love men 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 sound advice men The man who procrastinates struggles with ruin. Hesiod procrastination struggle men A man fashions ill for himself who fashions ill for another, and the ill design is most ill for the designer. Hesiod design fashion men Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again. Hesiod rumor gossip evil 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 spy design eye It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy. Hesiod worst-enemy disorder literature Long exercise, my friend, inures the mind; And what we once disliked we pleasing find. Hesiod mind exercise long 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 fascination talking sweet He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace. Hesiod victory suffering men In front of excellence, the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it. Hesiod perseverance sweat long They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole. Hesiod know-how fool half 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 doe men thinking He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger. Hesiod stronger stupidity trying 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 wisdom wise men In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray. Hesiod evening morning giving Fools, they do not even know how much more is the half than the whole. Hesiod know-how fool half
