In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
MENANDERNothing is more useful than silence.
More Menander Quotes
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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.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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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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Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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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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