In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
MENANDERWe live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
More Menander Quotes
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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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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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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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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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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