Hesiod: Doing

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“If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.”

Variant translation: If thou shouldst lay up even a little upon a little, and shouldst do this often, soon would even this become great.
Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 361.

“Fools, they do not even know how much more is the half than the whole.”

Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 40; often translated as "The half is greater than the whole."

“Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster.”

Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses.
Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 352; compare: "the gains of the wicked bring trouble", Book of Proverbs 15:6.