There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
MENANDERAt times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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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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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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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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