Famous Menander Quotations

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"Whom the gods love dies young."
by Menander
"It is not white hair that engenders wisdom."
by Menander Menander
"Being a man, ne'er ask the gods for a life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long."
by Menander
"Culture makes all men gentle."
by Menander
"Deus ex machina A god from the machine"
by Menander
"Deus ex machina [A god from the machine]"
by Menander
"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor."
by Menander
"He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor."
by Menander
"I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade."
by Menander
"Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado."
by Menander
"Nothing is more useful than silence."
by Menander
"Riches cover a multitude of woes."
by Menander
"The character of a man is known from his conversations."
by Menander
"The man who runs may fight again."
by Menander
"The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum."
by Menander
"The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind."
by Menander
"Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable."
by Menander
"It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions."
by Menander
"Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there."
by Menander
"Nay, Georias, I call him the bravest man, Who knows to suffer the most injuries With patience. All this swiftness of resentment Is proof of a little mind."
by Menander
"No just person ever became quickly rich."
by Menander


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