Silence is often advantageous.
MENANDERMan must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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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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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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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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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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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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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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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 school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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