John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8434 Hesiod fl 8th ent? BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8434 |
| AUTHOR: | Hesiod (fl. 8th cent.? B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Oft hath even a whole city reaped the evil fruit of a bad man. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works and Days. Line 240. |
| Note 1. One man’s wickedness may easily become all men’s curse.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 463. [back] |