Menander
Menander
Menanderwas a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the City Dionysia is unknown but may well have been similarly spectacular...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
light sometimes
The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
play fool should
At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.
pieces moments assured
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
women sea earth
Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
perseverance labor-day despair
He who labors diligently need never despair.
wisdom hair shoulders
It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
running war fighting
A man that runs away may fight again.
success perseverance labor-day
He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
men events be-prepared
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
inspirational silence silence-is
Silence is often advantageous.
love wish
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
mean development-and-growth personal-growth
Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
grief long asks
Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
marriage men wife
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.