Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
MENANDERWhom the gods love dies young.
More Menander Quotes
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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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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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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 good man makes others good.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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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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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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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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