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He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner. ↗

— Hesiod

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It will not always be summer; build barns. ↗

— Hesiod

#barns #build #summer #will

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. ↗

— Hesiod

#due #factor #important #important factor #measure

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart. ↗

— Hesiod

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Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age. ↗

— Hesiod

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Acquisition means life to miserable mortals. ↗

— Hesiod

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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

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At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late. ↗

— Hesiod

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Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage. ↗

— Hesiod

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But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper. ↗

— Hesiod

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