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• The morn, look you, furthers a man on his road, and furthers him too in his work.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 579...
• At the beginning of the cask and at the end take thy fill, but be saving in the middle
  for at the bottom saving comes too late. Let the price fixed with a friend be sufficient, and even dealing with a brother call in witnesses, but laughingly....
• Let it please thee to keep in order a moderate-sized farm, that so thy garners may be full of fruits in their season.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 304...
• If thou shouldst lay up even a little upon a little, and shouldst do this often, soon would even this become great.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 360...
• Diligence increaseth the fruit of toil. A dilatory man wrestles with losses.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 412...
• Fools! they know not how much half exceeds the whole.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 40...
• For himself doth a man work evil in working evils for another.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 265...
• Observe moderation. In all, the fitting season is best.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 694...
• A bad neighbour is as great a misfortune as a good one is a great blessing.
  -- Hesiod (c. 700 BC) -- Works and Days, Line 346...