The good man makes others good.
MENANDERI call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
More Menander Quotes
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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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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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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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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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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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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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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The workman still is greater than his work.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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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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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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