There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
More Menander Quotes
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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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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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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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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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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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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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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