Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
MENANDERIt must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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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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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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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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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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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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A man that runs away may fight again.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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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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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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