The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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More Menander Quotes
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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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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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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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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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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The good man makes others good.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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