At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
MENANDERChance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
More Menander Quotes
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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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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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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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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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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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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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