Hesiod

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Hesiod

I farm my land in Boeotia and sing of the gods' order. Before excellence, they placed sweat. This is the oldest truth I know.

Hesiod

·-700 AD·Boeotia, Greece

But between us and Goodness the gods have placed the sweat of our brows: long and steep is the path that leads to her, and it is rough at the first; but when a man has reached the top, then is she easy to reach, though before that she was hard.

Works and Days

Hesiod

·-700 AD·Boeotia, Greece

Work is no disgrace; it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Works and Days