A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage. Hesiod advantagebadcalamity Change image and share on social
At 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. Hesiod beginbottomcask Change image and share on social
Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin. Hesiod basebaselyequal Change image and share on social
But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper. Hesiod cityflourishgive Change image and share on social