It will not always be summer; build barns.

Quote by Hesiod

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A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A day is sometimes our mother, sometimes our stepmother.

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great...

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great...

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

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

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

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.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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,...

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.