Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
MENANDERTo live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
More Menander Quotes
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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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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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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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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Silence is often advantageous.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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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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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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The good man makes others good.
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