Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
MENANDERNo just person ever became quickly rich.
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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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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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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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He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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