Menander Quotes & Sayings

The man who runs may fight again. — Menander

It is as easy to draw back a stone, thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken. — Menander

The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess. — Menander

Why should he who is scared be careful? — Menander

Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long. — Menander

Nothing is more useful than silence. — Menander

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself. — Menander

The good man makes others good. — Menander

Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart. — Menander

Conscience is a God to all mortals. — Menander

No just person ever became quickly rich. — Menander

Whom the gods love dies young — Menander

Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe. — Menander

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

Fortune is no real thing.
But men who cannot bear what comes to them
In Nature's way, give their own characters
The name of Fortune. — Menander

Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes. — Menander

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

Culture makes all men gentle. — Menander

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

How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life. — Menander

There is no such cozy combination as man and wife. — Menander

The character of a man is known from his conversations. — Menander

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

Bad company corrupts good character. — Menander

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado. — Menander

Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it. — Menander

When a poor man's wronged, he becomes a very difficult customer. To start with, he gets a lot of sympathy: and then he takes his bad treatment not just as an injury, but as a personal insult. — Menander

Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman. — Menander

It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions. — Menander

There is but one genuine love potion - consideration ... — Menander

The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum. — Menander

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do. — Menander

Even God lends a hand to honest boldness. — Menander

The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind. — Menander

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman. — Menander

Sleep is a healing balm for every ill. — Menander

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

It is not white hair that engenders wisdom. — Menander

Silence is often advantageous. — Menander

No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me. — Menander

All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile. — Menander

Riches cover a multitude of woes. — Menander

Everything is destroyed by its own particular vice: the destructive power resides within. Rust destroys iron, moths destroy clothes, the worm eats away the wood; but greatest of all evils is envy, impious habitant of corrupt souls, which ever was, is, and shall be a consuming disease. — Menander

Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman. — Menander

In many things it is not well to say, "Know thyself"; it is better to say, "Know others." — Menander

To live is not to live for one's self; let us help one another. — Menander

Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable. — Menander

Art is man's refuge from adversity. — Menander