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
god greek-poet lends
Even God lends a hand to honest boldness.
itself joke joking
A joke without a point, inane and bald, itself a joke on joking may be called
craft fine handled handsome skill
A handsome person, with perverted will, is a fine craft that's handled without skill
cause cherished fear friend secrets
Let not your friend your cherished secrets hear; Then, if you quarrel, you've no cause to fear
dye hair ought woman women yellow
A chaste woman ought not to dye her hair yellow
door man next proverb rule silly useful
This "Know Yourself" is a silly proverb in some ways; To know the man next door is a much more useful rule
diligently greek-poet
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
good
'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'
greek-poet undergo
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.
body greek-poet sharp sword words
The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind.
women land sea
There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
communication evil disposition
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
hands stones easy
It is as easy to draw back a stone, thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
evil faces truth-is
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.