The workman still is greater than his work.
MENANDERThe character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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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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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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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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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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