The fool knows after he's suffered.

Quote by Hesiod

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Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge...

Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge...

How easily some light report is set about, but how difficult to bear.

How easily some light report is set about, but how difficult to bear.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the...

The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the...

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving...

At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving...

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does...

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does...

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly...

False shame accompanies a man that is poor, shame that either harms a man greatly...

If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that...

If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that...

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace

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

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

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when...

We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

The priest is the personification of falsehood

The priest is the personification of falsehood

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.