Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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More Menander Quotes
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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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 not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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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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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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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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The good man makes others good.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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