Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that Posted on January 18, 2014January 18, 2009 by admin “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 Tags: age, Hesiod Spread the love Related posts: Bring a wife home to your house As I grow older, I pay less Forty is the old age of youth; I will never be an old man.