It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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More Menander Quotes
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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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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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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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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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 not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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