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Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong.

— Hesiod

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Neither make thy friend equal to a brother; but if thou shalt have made him so, be not the first to do him wrong." in the context of "line 707." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Hesiod" (Quotes, Works and Days (c. 700 BC)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Hesiod

About Hesiod

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