Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Quote by Hesiod

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Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close...

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close...

The fool knows after he's suffered.

The fool knows after he's suffered.

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

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.

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...

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...

It will not always be summer; build barns.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is...

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is...

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel...

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel...

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

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...

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

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

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...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

Keep true to the dreams of your youth.