“Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: marriage
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Bring a wife home to your house
“Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: home
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Bring a wife home to your house
“Bring a wife home to your house when you are of the right age, not far short of 30 years, nor much above; this is the right time for marriage.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: age
Tags: age, Hesiod
Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that
“Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: age
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Giving is good, but taking is bad
“Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: death
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Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted
“Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: trust
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Do not let a flattering woman coax
“Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: funny
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For both faith and want of faith
“For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: faith
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Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that
“Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: marriage
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Work is no disgrace: it is idleness
“Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.”
— Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Category: work
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