02UndatedThat 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.Hesiod / quote ↗
03Undated…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.Hesiod / quote ↗
05UndatedNever 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.Hesiod / quote ↗
06UndatedNo gossip ever dies away entirely if many people voice it: it too is a kind of divinity.Hesiod / quote ↗
10UndatedWhoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.Hesiod / quote ↗
11UndatedBring 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 / quote ↗
13UndatedDo not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn.Hesiod / quote ↗
