It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
More Menander Quotes
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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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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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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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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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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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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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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