Hesiod Quotes
By Alan Reiner – July 18, 2024
‘Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.’ – Hesiod
‘It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.’ – Hesiod
‘Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.’ – Hesiod
‘Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.’ – Hesiod
‘For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.’ – Hesiod
‘Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.’ – Hesiod
‘It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.’ – Hesiod
‘Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.’ – Hesiod
‘Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.’ – Hesiod
‘For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier than a bad one.’ – Hesiod
‘If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that little shall be much.’ – Hesiod
‘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 steep is the way to it.’ – Hesiod
‘Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.’ – Hesiod
‘Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.’ – Hesiod
‘A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.’ – Hesiod
‘If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often, soon this would become big.’ – Hesiod
‘Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.’ – Hesiod
‘Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.’ – Hesiod
‘Never make a companion equal to a brother.’ – Hesiod
‘Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.’ – Hesiod
‘Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.’ – Hesiod
‘Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.’ – Hesiod
‘It will not always be summer; build barns.’ – Hesiod
‘Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.’ – Hesiod
‘Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.’ – Hesiod