We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
MENANDERAll men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
More Menander Quotes
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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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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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest 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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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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