English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Hesiod Quotes

But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.

Hesiod

About author

  • Author's profession: Poet
  • Nationality: greek

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

What do believers in the Absolute mean by saving that their belief affords them comfort? They mean that since in the Absolute finite evil is ‘overruled’ already, we may, therefore, whenever we wish, treat the temporal as if it were potentially the eternal, be sure that we can trust its outcome, and, without sin, dismiss our fear and drop the worry of our finite responsibility. In short, they mean that we have a right ever and anon to take a moral holiday, to let the world wag in its own way,... William James
Tommy Rettig quote: "I was totally devastated for four years in the mid '60s when l..."
I was totally devastated for four years in the mid '60s when l tried to buck the tide. Tommy Rettig
Rudyard Kipling quote: "The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye."
The glory of the garden lies in more than meets the eye. Rudyard Kipling
E. M. Forster quote: "Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape..."
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon. E. M. Forster
Hernando Cortes quote: "The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman..."
The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses. Hernando Cortes
Bob Dylan quote: "Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way."
Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way. Bob Dylan
Bryant H. McGill quote: "Suffering is one of life's great teachers."
Suffering is one of life's great teachers. Bryant H. McGill
I like to think I play rugby as it should be played - there are no yellow or red cards in my collection - but I cannot say I'm an angel. Jonny Wilkinson
How comes it that our memories are good enough to retain even the minutest details of what has befallen us, but not to recollect how many times we have recounted to the same person? Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Humorists are precisely the kinds of guys who can cut through the orgy of petty indignation that the aging baby boomers are imposing on this great country. David Brin
The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments. Fredrik Bajer
Roberto Bolano quote: "And quick strokes of other less intimate adventures. Flashed..."
And quick strokes of other less intimate adventures. Flashed in her wounded eyes like fireflies. Roberto Bolano
I think of a band like Animal Collective where they really follow their own sound and I think that's a really important thing to do. You can find an audience if you can find your voice. Andrew Dost
Helmut Newton quote: "My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and..."
My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain. Helmut Newton
Alfred Sisley quote: "The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of..."
The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting. Alfred Sisley