Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
MENANDERNever ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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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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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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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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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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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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The good man makes others good.
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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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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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