All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
MENANDERWhom the gods love dies young.
More Menander Quotes
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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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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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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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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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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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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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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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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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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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