Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.

Quote by Hesiod

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Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

It will not always be summer; build barns.

It will not always be summer; build barns.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

The fool knows after he's suffered.

The fool knows after he's suffered.

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

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

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...

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...

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

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

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

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.

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...

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because...

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because...

Learn from your past, work hard in the present and you will taste success in...

Learn from your past, work hard in the present and you will taste success in...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair,...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20...

Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20...