By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
MENANDERNo just person ever became quickly rich.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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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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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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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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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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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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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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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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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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