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“That man is best who sees the truth himself. Good too is he who listens to wise counsel. But who is neither wise himself nor willing to ponder wisdom is not worth a straw.”

Hesiod
Wisdom , Truth

“Do not get a name either as lavish or as churlish; as a friend of rogues or as a slanderer of good men.”

Hesiod book Works and Days

Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 715.

Men

“A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.”

Hesiod book Works and Days

Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 346.

“This man, I say, is most perfect who shall have understood everything for himself, after having devised what may be best afterward and unto the end: and good again is he likewise who shall have complied with one advising him well: but whoso neither himself hath understanding, nor when he hears another, lays it to heart, he on the other hand is a worthless man.”

Hesiod book Works and Days

Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 293.

Understanding , Heart , Perfection

“For a man wins nothing better than a good wife, and, again, nothing worse than a bad one.”

Hesiod book Works and Days

Source: Works and Days (c. 700 BC), line 702.