How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
More Menander Quotes
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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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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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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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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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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