Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
MENANDERA man that runs away may fight again.
More Menander Quotes
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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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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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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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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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The good man makes others good.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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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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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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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.
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