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342 BC–290 BC Greece
Menander (Greek: Μένανδρος, Ménandros; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He was the author of more than a hundred comedies, of which a single one, Dyskolos, survives virtually complete.
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A wise son is a delight to his father, while a daughter is a troublesome possession.
He who sees and expects only what he wishes, is a foolish judge of what is true.
Peace gives food to the husbandman, even in the midst of rocks; war brings misery to him, even in the most fertile plains.
The unfortunate are credulous by nature;
Thankless by nature always is the man who has been saved.
A daughter is an embarrassing and ticklish possession.
That which turns out well is better than any law.
True grandeur may we praise, not empty show.
A lover's anger lasts but a little while.
Truth, when not sought after, sometimes comes to light.
The poor man is full of fears, and imagines himself despised by all mankind. The man who enjoys only a moderate fortune is apt to look on the dark side of life.
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
Far better 'tis to have learnt one thing well,
You are by your epiphany a veritable "god from the machine."
How charming a thing is man when he is man.
'Tis not white hair that engenders wisdom.
In many ways the saying "Know thyself" is not well said. It were more practical to say: "Know other folks."
It's the character of the speaker that does the persuading, not eloquence.
This fine heiress is likely now to sleep at ease on either cheek!
He that lends an easy and credulous ear to calumny is either a man of very ill morals, or has no more sense and understanding than a child.
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