The gods have placed sweat as the price of all things. - Hesiod

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The gods have placed sweat as the price of all things.

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Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.

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Native Name: Ἡσίοδος

Alternative Names: Hesiodus • Hesiod of Ascra

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The gods have placed sweat as the price of all things. - Hesiod

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