Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.
HesiodIt is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.
HesiodAt 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.
HesiodDrink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.
Hesiod...Perses, hear me out on justice, and take what I have to say to heart; cease thinking of violence. For the son of Kronos, Zeus, has ordained this law to men: that fishes and wild beasts and winged birds should devour one another, since there is no justice in them; but to mankind he gave justice which proves for the best.
Hesiod