Hesiod, Works and Days, l. 695 (tr. Thomas Cooke, 1728; bk. II, l. 421)
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With caution choose the partner of your bed: Whom fifteen springs have crown'd, a virgin wed. Let prudence now direct your choice; a wife Is or a blessing, or a curse, in life; Her father, mother, know, relations, friends, For on her education much depends.
— Hesiod on Wives
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "With caution choose the partner of your bed: Whom fifteen springs have crown'd, a virgin wed. Let prudence now direct your choice; a wife Is or a blessing, or a curse, in life; Her father, mother, know, relations, friends, For on her education much depends." in the context of "Hesiod, Works and Days, l. 695 (tr. Thomas Cooke, 1728; bk. II, l. 421)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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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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