“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.” MenFirstsLongHardEvilEasyVirtueRoughSweatQuantitySmoothBrowsSteep Author:Hesiod
“Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.” FirstsDonePoorHalfDrinkEmptyGenerosityModerationJarsHalf EmptyDregs Author:Hesiod
“Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning.” WritingFirstsLongHardWinningExcellenceEaseHeightGatesRoughSweatSteep Author:Hesiod
“Badness you can get easily, in quantity. The road is smooth and lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to do it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.” WayFirstsLongHardLyingEasySportsFrontsExcellenceImmortalRoughSweatQuantitySmoothSteepBadness Author:Hesiod
“Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong.” IfsFirstsMadeFriendshipBrotherEqual Book:The Works of Hesiod, Callimachus, and Theognis Source: The Works of Hesiod, Callimachus, and Theognis
