Hesiod
Hesiod
Hesiodwas a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. Ancient authors credited Hesiod and Homer with establishing Greek religious customs. Modern scholars refer to him as a major source on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought,...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
trust deceiver trusted
Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.
trying mates neighborhood
Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.
children grief heart
Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart.
real speak knows
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
heart son men
...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.
inspirational matter timeliness
Timeliness is best in all matters.
sports lying sweat
Badness you can get easily, in quantity. The road is smooth and lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to do it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.
home years wife
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.
life mean acquisition
Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.
wealth saving-money given
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
brother sibling brother-sister
Never make a companion equal to a brother.
stupidity stronger trying
He is a fool who tries to match his strength with the stronger.
wise men night
Of themselves diseases come upon men continually by day and by night, bringing mischief to mortals silently; for wise Zeus took away speech from them. So is there no way to escape the will of Zeus
design zeus hard
Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend.