It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
MENANDERNever ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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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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The workman still is greater than his work.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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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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A man that runs away may fight again.
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