“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.

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Πῆμα κακὸς γείτων, ὅσσον τ᾽ ἀγαθὸς μέγ᾽ ὄνειαρ.

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Hesiod 61

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