Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
MENANDERAll men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
More Menander Quotes
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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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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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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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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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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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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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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