At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
MENANDERIn many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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To live is not to live for one’s self; let us help one another.
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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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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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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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The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
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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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Whom the gods love dies young.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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