He is a fool who tries to withstand the stronger, for he does not get the mastery and suffers pain besides his shame. - Hesiod

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He is a fool who tries to withstand the stronger, for he does not get the mastery and suffers pain besides his shame.

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About Hesiod

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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Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it, and rough at first. But when you come to the top, then it is easy, even though it is hard.
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