At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.

Quote by Hesiod

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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.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often,...

If you should put even a little on a little and should do this often,...

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...

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...

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...

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous...

Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...