Quote #9

A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a great blessing.

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  1. Badness you can get easily, in quantity: the road is smooth, and it lies close by. But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sw…
  2. Do not seek evil gains; evil gains are the equivalent of disaster.
  3. He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
  4. If you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.
  5. Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.
  6. At the beginning of a cask and at the end take your fill; in the middle be sparing.
  7. Fools, they do not even know how much more is the half than the whole.
  8. The dawn speeds a man on his journey, and speeds him too in his work.

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