Silence is often advantageous.
MENANDERIn many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
More Menander Quotes
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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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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A man that runs away may fight again.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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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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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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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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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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