Menander Quotes

"Whom the gods love dies young."
- Menander
(Related: Love, Gods)

"Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil."
- Menander
(Related: Marriage, Truth, Evil, Will)

"'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'"
- Menander
(Related: Saying)

"The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal."
- Menander
(Related: Goal, Labor, May, Will)

"The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind."
- Menander
(Related: Body, Mind, Words, Wounds)

"The man who runs may fight again."
- Menander
(Related: Fight, Man, May)

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."
- Menander
(Related: Beginning, Evil, Excess, Goodness)

"Riches cover a multitude of woes."
- Menander

"Culture makes all men gentle."
- Menander
(Related: Men, Culture)

"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor."
- Menander
(Related: Despair, Diligence, Labor)

"I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade."
- Menander

"It is not white hair that engenders wisdom."
- Menander
(Related: Wisdom, Hair)

"Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado."
- Menander
(Related: Bravery, Choice)

"Even God lends a hand to honest boldness."
- Menander
(Related: God, Boldness)

"The character of a man is known from his conversations."
- Menander
(Related: Character, Man)