It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
MENANDERChance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
More Menander Quotes
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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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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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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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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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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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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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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The good man makes others good.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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