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Menander
Greek
Poet
About the author
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
Whom the gods love dies young.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Love
#Gods
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Will
#Evil
#Truth
#Marriage
'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Saying
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Will
#May
#Labor
#Goal
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Words
#Mind
#Body
#Wounds
The man who runs may fight again.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#May
#Man
#Fight
The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Evil
#Beginning
#Goodness
#Excess
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
Culture makes all men gentle.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Culture
#Men
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Labor
#Diligence
#Despair
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Wisdom
#Hair
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Choice
#Bravery
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#God
#Boldness
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
Menander,
Greek
Poet
#Character
#Man