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.
MENANDERRelated Topics
Anand Thakur
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.
MENANDERIt is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
MENANDERIt is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
MENANDERLet bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
MENANDERBy associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
MENANDERAll men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
MENANDERThe good man makes others good.
MENANDERHe who labors diligently need never despair.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
MENANDERTo live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
MENANDERNothing is more useful than silence.
MENANDERHow sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
MENANDERHe who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
MENANDERNo just person ever became quickly rich.
MENANDERNever ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
MENANDERSilence is often advantageous.
MENANDER