Whom the gods love dies young.
MENANDERMan must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
More Menander Quotes
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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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.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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