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
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.
drinking land sea
Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
character men conversation
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
health sleep healing
Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
men self helping
To live is not to live for one's self; let us help one another.
evil faces truth-is
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.