Hesiod
Hesiod
Hesiodwas a Greek poet generally thought by scholars to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. He is generally regarded as the first written poet in the Western tradition to regard himself as an individual persona with an active role to play in his subject. Ancient authors credited Hesiod and Homer with establishing Greek religious customs. Modern scholars refer to him as a major source on Greek mythology, farming techniques, early economic thought,...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
men cities evil
Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.
evil wish
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
men evil-people doe
The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.
kings people evil
So the people will pay the penalty for their kings' presumption, who, by devising evil, turn justice from her path with tortuous speech.
men sweat evil
Evil can be got very easily and exists in quantity: the road to her is very smooth, and she lives near by. But between us and virtue the gods have placed the sweat of our brows; the road to her is long and steep, and it is rough at first; but when a man has reached the top, then she is easy to attain, although before she was hard.
evil doe mischief
An evil plan does mischief to the planner.
light evil nicknames
There is also an evil report; light, indeed, and easy to raise, but difficult to carry, and still more difficult to get rid of.
gossip evil rumor
Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.
men evil advice
A man who works evil against another works it really against himself, and bad advice is worst for the one who devised it
gossip evil speech
If you speak evil, you will soon be worse spoken of.
evil woe recoil
He for himself weaves woe who weaves for others woe, and evil counsel on the counselor recoils.
evil gains disaster
Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster
inspirational evil doe
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
best calls heed men worthless
The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest.