Perhaps a mistranslation (or loose interpretation) of line 289 of Works and Days, actually:
But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat
But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat
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The gods have placed sweat as the price of all things.
— Hesiod
What It Means
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But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Hesiod" (Disputed)
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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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