More from Menander
If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
MenanderMenander Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
MenanderMenander Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
MenanderMenander Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
MenanderMenander The good man makes others good.
MenanderMenander No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
MenanderMenander The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
MenanderMenander I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
MenanderMenander Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
MenanderMenander Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
MenanderMenander There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
MenanderMenander It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
MenanderMenander Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
MenanderMenander Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
MenanderMenander It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
MenanderMenander To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
MenanderMenander
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Getting so deep in the process of creating the life I want for myself, so I’m turning out anything/ anyone that doesn’t align with my vision.
Dau VoireDau Voire I am finding the courage to breathe as I am.
Shelby EnsignShelby Ensign Sadness that is caused by the absence of love is deadly for the heart.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Always find a reason to love.
H. DcostaH. Dcosta You are healing yourself with poetry what could be more beautiful than that?
Aurora RaineAurora Raine Not everyone takes every opportunity that comes their way because it takes a lot of work.
Edgar DoucetEdgar Doucet I could never love her, the fear of losing would be too strong.
AtticusAtticus The lack of influence or power is more dangerous than worrying about things being reduced to nothingness.
Mwanandeke KindemboMwanandeke Kindembo
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LucretiusLucretius The sum of all sums is eternity.
LucretiusLucretius What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
Jean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
PlautusPlautus I carry you do deep inside my heart that with every heartbeat I hear an echo of your name.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott Life is good, after all…and that’s what stays with me, even now, even when I’m about to be packed off to Poland.
Etty HillesumEtty Hillesum You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
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