At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
MENANDERSilence is often advantageous.
More Menander Quotes
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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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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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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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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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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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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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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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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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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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