A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

Quote by Hesiod

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

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

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...

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.

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes...

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes...

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

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...

Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

A sparing tongue is the greatest treasure among men.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

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...

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

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...

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.

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...