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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]