“Evil can be got very easily and exists in quantity: the road to her is very smooth, and she lives near by. But between us and virtue the gods have placed the sweat of our brows; the road to her is long and steep, and it is rough at first; but when a man has reached the top, then she is easy to attain, although before she was hard.”
Hesiod
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“Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.”
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“They are fools who do not know how much the half exceeds the whole.”
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“A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.”
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“Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it’s a poor saving when you come to the dregs.”
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“Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.”
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“Do not get a name as overly lavish or too inhospitable.”
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“So the people will pay the penalty for their kings’ presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech.”
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“Invite your friend to a feast, but leave your enemy alone; and especially invite the one who lives near you.”
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“Never make a companion equal to a brother.”
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“If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.”
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“If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often, soon this would become big.”
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“A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.”
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“Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.”
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“Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.”
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“The half is greater than the whole.”
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“The fool knows after he’s suffered.”
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