Menander Quotes

Powerful Menander for Daily Growth

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.

- Menander

Call, Spade, Fig

The spoken word is man's physician in grief. For this alone has soothing charms for the soul.

- Menander

Alone, Soul, Soothing, Spoken Word

To refrain from all injustice renders us also humane.

- Menander

Injustice, Humane, Also, Refrain

The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.

- Menander

Mind, Sword, Wounds, Sharp

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

- Menander

Goal, Will, May, Undergo

Old men are children for the second time.

- Menander

Children, Men, Old, Old Men

'Tis always best to tell the truth. At every crisis, I recommend this as a chief contribution to security in life.

- Menander

Crisis, Always, Chief, Tis

The man who runs may fight again.

- Menander

Man, Again, May, Runs

Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.

- Menander

God, Even, Lends, Boldness

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

- Menander

Diligence, Need, Diligently, Despair

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

- Menander

Choice, Thy, Bravado, Bravery

Whom the gods love dies young.

- Menander

Love, Young, Gods, Dies

'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'

- Menander

Better, Know, Know Thyself, Thyself

The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.

- Menander

Beginning, Evil, Chief, Excess

Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.

- Menander

Truth, Face, Necessary Evil, Evil

When at a loss about something, go and take counsel by yourself. For in the midst of shouting, the advantageous course is not to be seen, but as one reasons with oneself, it shines out clear.

- Menander

Reasons, Shines, Counsel, Shouting

Riches cover a multitude of woes.

- Menander

Cover, Riches, Woes, Multitude

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

- Menander

Character, His, Known, Conversations

Bad company corrupts good character.

- Menander

Character, Good Character, Company

Intelligence, if it is clever in the direction of the better, is responsible for the greatest benefits of all.

- Menander

Better, Benefits, Clever

A thing hard to track is Fortune.

- Menander

Fortune, Hard, Thing, Track

The Truth, sometimes not sought for, comes forth to the light.

- Menander

Truth, Light, Sometimes, Sought

It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.

- Menander

Wisdom, White, Hair

Culture makes all men gentle.

- Menander

Culture, Men, Makes, Gentle

We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.

- Menander

Live, Wish

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