Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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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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Silence is often advantageous.
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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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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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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 white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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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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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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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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