Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
MENANDERWhom the gods love dies young.
More Menander Quotes
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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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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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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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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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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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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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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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