Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
MENANDERThe character of a man is known from his conversations.
More Menander Quotes
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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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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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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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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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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