At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
MENANDERMarriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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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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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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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 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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The good man makes others good.
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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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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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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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