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

Quote by Hesiod

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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...

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...

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his...

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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,...