Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
MENANDERNever ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
More Menander Quotes
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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The good man makes others good.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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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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A man that runs away may fight again.
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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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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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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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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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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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