Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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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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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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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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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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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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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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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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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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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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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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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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He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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