How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
MENANDERSilence is often advantageous.
More Menander Quotes
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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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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Whom the gods love dies young.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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