26 ordspråk av Menander of Athens
Menander of Athens
A chaste woman ought not to dye her hair yellow
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A chaste woman ought not to dye her hair yellow
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A handsome person, with perverted will, is a fine craft that's handled without skill
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A joke without a point, inane and bald, itself a joke on joking may be called
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A woman is necessarily an evil, and he is a lucky man who catches her in the mildest form
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Bad company corrupts good character
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life; But ask the gods to give you an enduring heart
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He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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In adversity man is saved by hope
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Let not your friend your cherished secrets hear; Then, if you quarrel, you've no cause to fear
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Marriage, if truth be told (of this be sure), An evil is - but one we must endure
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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