Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
MENANDERWhom the gods love dies young.
More Menander Quotes
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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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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Whom the gods love dies young.
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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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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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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 wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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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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Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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