Hesiod, Works and Days, Book I, line 43, as translated by Thomas Cooke (1728)
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The artist envies what the artist gains, The bard the rival bard's successful strains.
— Hesiod on Envy
What It Means
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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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