Quotes from Menander


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

    Call | Fig | Spade


    The man who runs may fight again.

    Fight | Again | Runs


    It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.

    Wisdom | Hair | White


    The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.

    Words | Body | Sword


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

    Goal | Win | Labor


    The character of a man is known from his conversations.

    Known


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

    Good | Saying | Others


    Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.

    God | Honest | Hand


    Whom the gods love dies young.

    Love | Gods | Dies


    Bad company corrupts good character.

    Good | Company | Corrupts


    The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.

    Evil | Beginning | Goodness


    Culture makes all men gentle.

    Men | Culture | Gentle


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

    Diligence | Labor | Despair


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

    Marriage | Truth | Evil


    Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

    Bravery | Choice | Bravado


    Riches cover a multitude of woes.

    Riches | Multitude | Cover


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

    Wish


       

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