Hesiod, Works and Days, I. 763.
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No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish.
— Hesiod on The public
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "No whispered rumours which the many spread can wholly perish." in the context of "Hesiod, Works and Days, I. 763." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "The public" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 647-49.)
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About Hesiod
Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.
About Hesiod
Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.
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