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Hesiod Quotes

Greek - Poet | 800 BC - 720 BC

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.

Beginning End Late Savings Too Late

It will not always be summer; build barns.

Summer Build Will Always

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

Grow Misfortune Mortals Swiftly

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

Marriage Women Age Old Age Wish Old

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly or profits him; shame is with poverty, but confidence with wealth.

Confidence Man Poverty Wealth Poor

Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.

Equal Ruin Gain Base

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.

Man Evil Him Counsel Who Most

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

Measure Important Timing Right Most

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

Man City Evil Because Often Entire

If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often, soon this would become big.

You Become Little Big Would Soon

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

Mother Day Sometimes Stepmother Our

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Trust Woman Trusted Whoever

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