He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.

Quote by Hesiod

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

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

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

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...

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil,...

So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed...

Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed...

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

Idleness is an appendix to nobility

Be not solitary, be not idle

Be not solitary, be not idle

Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in...

Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in...