Justice prevails over transgression when she comes to the end of the race.

Quote by Hesiod

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Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger...

Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger...

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...

It will not always be summer; build barns.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not...

Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not...

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and...

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and...

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 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...

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

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

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

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier...

For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and then again nothing deadlier...

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

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

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

It is not possible either to trick or escape the mind of Zeus.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

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...

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

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

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is...

It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. Its a challenge, but it can set you...

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. Its a challenge, but it can set you...