163 Quotes by Hesiod

Never procrastinate. Never say you’ll do it tomorrow or the next day. Slow workers never fill their barns. Neither do procrastinators. Diligence does the job.

That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.

He's only harming himself who's bent upon harming another

…Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best.

Plan harm for another and harm yourself most, The evil we hatch always comes home to roost.

Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters,and prayed to them,and washed your hands in the pale enchanting water.

Often a whole community together suffers in consequence of a bad man who does wrong and contrives evil

Їх є три тисячі Океанід тих, дів струнконогих. По суходолу вони та в глибинах солоного моря, Світле потомство богинь, усюди порозселялись. Стілький й інших є Рік шумковлинних, синів Океана, Що привела їх на світ достойна пошани Тетіда. Смертній людині годі усі ті ймена хзні знати, Кожен знає своїх, при яких він живе, поіменно.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.