There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
MENANDERThe truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
More Menander Quotes
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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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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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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 is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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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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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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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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The good man makes others good.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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