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The character of a man is known from his conversations.

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Menander
Comedy Writer
Dramatist
Ancient Athens
Menander of Athens
Conversations
Conversation
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Men

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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Silence is often advantageous.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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There is but one genuine love potion - consideration.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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The good man makes others good.
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To live is not to live for one's self let us help one another.
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There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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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.
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