Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet.
From Hesiod
Whoever happens to give birth to mischievous children lives always with unending grief in his spirit and heart.
Wealth should not be seized, but the god-given is much better.
Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.
The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest.
We know how to speak many falsehoods that resemble real things, but we know, when we will, how to speak true things.
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