It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
MENANDERChance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
More Menander Quotes
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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The good man makes others good.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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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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There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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