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.
MENANDERIt is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
More Menander Quotes
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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The good man makes others good.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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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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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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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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