Quotes by Menander

• We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
• Whom the gods love dies young.
• Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
• 'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'
• The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.
• The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
• The man who runs may fight again.
• The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
• Riches cover a multitude of woes.
• Culture makes all men gentle.
• He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
• I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
• It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
• Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
• Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
• The character of a man is known from his conversations.