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Menander
74 quotes
“οὐκ ἔστι τόλμης ἐφόδιον μεῖζον βίου.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 773 K.-A. (tr. C. T. Ramage, 1864)
“οὐχ αἱ τρίχες ποιοῦσιν αἱ λευκαὶ φρονεῖν.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“εἰρήνη γεωργὸν κἀν πέτραις τρέφει καλῶς, πόλεμος δὲ κἀν πεδίῳ κακῶς.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 779 K.-A. (tr. C. T. Ramage, 1864)
“ὅταν τύχῃ τις εὐνοοῦντος οἰκέτου, οὐκ ἔστιν οὐθὲν κτῆμα κάλλιον βίῳ.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 786 K.-A. (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“ὀργὴ φιλούντων ὀλίγον ἰσχύει χρόνον.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 790 K.-A. (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“μόνος ἔστ᾿ ἀπαρηγόρητον ἀνθρώποις Ἔρως.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 792 K.-A. (tr. C. T. Ramage, 1864)
“τὸ γαμεῖν, ἐάν τις τὴν ἀλήθειαν σκοπῇ, κακὸν μέν ἐστιν, ἀλλ᾿ ἀναγκαῖον κακόν.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“ἅπαντα τὰ ζῷ᾿ ἐστὶ μακαριώτερα καὶ νοῦν ἔχοντα μᾶλλον ἀνθρώπων πολύ. τὸν ὄνον ὁρᾶν ἔξεστι πρῶτα τουτονί· {οὗτος κακοδαίμων ἐστὶν ὁμολογουμένως.} τούτῳ κακὸν δι᾿ αὑτὸν οὐδὲν γίνεται, ἃ δ᾿ ἡ φύσις δέδωκεν, ⟨αὐτὰ⟩ ταῦτ᾿ ἔχει. ἡμεῖς δὲ χωρὶς τῶν ἀναγκαίων κακῶν αὐτοὶ παρ᾿ αὐτῶν ἕτερα προσπορίζομεν.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 844.1–8 K.-A. (tr. F. W. Blagdon, 1819)
“τοῦτ᾿ ἔστι τὸ ζῆν, οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ζῆν μόνῳ.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Paraphrased by T. W. Higginson, 1870:
“Ἀνὴρ ὁ φεύγων καὶ πάλιν μαχήσεται.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Then some little time afterwards Philip defeated the Athenians in the great battle at Chaeronea. At that time the orator Demosthenes sought safety in flight from the battlefield, and when he was bitterly taunted with hi…
Also quoted by: Demosthenes (attributed)
“Βροτοῖς ἅπασιν ἡ συνείδησις θεός.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυθμάτων παραίτιος.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 144 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Γαμεῖν ὁ μέλλων εἰς μετάνοιαν ἔρχεται.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 147 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Γυναικὶ κόσμος ὁ τρόπος, οὐ τὰ χρυσία.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Γάμος γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν εὐκταῖον κακόν.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 159 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 183 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Ἐν νυκτὶ βουλὴ τοῖς σοφοῖσι γίγνεται.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 222 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 573 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Οἴμοι, τὸ γὰρ ἄφνω δυστυχεῖν μανίαν ποιεῖ.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 602 (tr. C. T. Ramage, 1864)
“Τὸ γὰρ θανεῖν οὐκ αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ᾿ αἰσχρῶς θανεῖν.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 742 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Τῶν εὐτυχούντων πάντες εἰσὶ συγγενεῖς.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 748 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)
“Ὑγίεια καὶ νοῦς ἀγαθὰ τῷ βίῳ πέλει.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 779 (tr. W. G. Benham, 1907)
“οὐ γὰρ ἔρχεται μόνον.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Χεὶρ χεῖρα νίπτει, δάκτυλοι δὲ δακτύλους.”
Menander (341–291 BC) said by 291 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 832 (tr. W. F. H. King, 1904)