I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
MENANDERBeing mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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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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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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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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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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