Silence is often advantageous.
MENANDERA man that runs away may fight again.
More Menander Quotes
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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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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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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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The workman still is greater than his work.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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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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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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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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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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