There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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More Menander Quotes
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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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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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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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