There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
MENANDERThere is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
More Menander Quotes
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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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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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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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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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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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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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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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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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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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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