Hesiod, Works and Days (8th century BC), line 265, translated by Richard Lattimore.
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The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.
— Hesiod on Evil
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Evil" (H)
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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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