Quotes from Ancient Times
Menander of Athens (342 BC - 292 BC), Greek playwright
This "Know Yourself" is a silly proverb in some ways; To know the man next door is a much more useful rule.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Let not your friend your cherished secrets hear; Then, if you quarrel, you've no cause to fear.
Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life; But ask the gods to give you an enduring heart.
A woman is necessarily an evil, and he is a lucky man who catches her in the mildest form.
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
There is but one genuine love-potion - consideration.
No man alive can say, "This shall not happen to me".
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
Memorable Quotes
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
Whom the gods love dies young.
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
The man who runs may fight again.
Culture makes all men gentle.
Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
Nothing is more useful than silence.
Insightful Quotes cards
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
Bad company corrupts good character.
In adversity man is saved by hope.
The workman still is greater than his work
On the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood.