--- title: "Best Menander Quotes" description: "Menander was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festiva..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-menander-66624.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-menander-66624.jpg) # Menander Comedy Writer Classical Athens **62** quotes in **279** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Menander is a comedy writer from Classical Athens, best known for *Menander*. ## Quick Facts About Menander Nationality Classical Athens Profession Comedy Writer Notable works Menander Known for Dyskolos, Sikyonioi, Aspis, Samia, Perikeiromene ## About Menander Menander was a Greek playwright 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. ## Awards & Honors Lenaia ## Quotes by Menander · Page 2 > [Culture makes all men gentle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/culture-makes-all-men-gentle/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f48/menander-10993_culture_culture-makes-all-men-gentle-1976599_1976599.jpg) > [The good man makes others good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/the-good-man-makes-others-good/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/menander-10993_good-man_the-good-man-makes-others-good-1898592_1898592.jpg) > [“Wer davonläuft kann später kämpfen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/wer-davonl-uft-kann-sp-ter-k-mpfen/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/menander-10993_fight_wer-davonl-uft-kann-sp-ter-k-mpfen-19381_1938193.jpg) > [We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/we-live-not-as-we-wish-to-but-as-we-can/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/menander-10993_live_we-live-not-as-we-wish-to-but-as-we-can_2744836.jpg) > [Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/rest-assured-for-every-piece-of-business-the-most-businesslike-thing/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/menander-10993_assured_rest-assured-for-every-piece-of-business_998835.jpg) > [“Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/man-must-be-prepared-for-every-event-of-life-for-there-is-nothing/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/menander-10993_be-prepared_man-must-be-prepared-for-every-event-of_1759477.jpg) > [Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/never-ask-the-gods-for-life-set-free-from-grief-but-ask-for-courage/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/menander-10993_asks_never-ask-the-gods-for-life-set-free-fro_1372369.jpg) > [By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/by-associating-with-wise-people-you-will-become-wise-yourself/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/menander-10993_brighten-your-day_by-associating-with-wise-people-you-will_1232228.jpg) > [Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/being-mortal-never-pray-for-an-untroubled-life-rather-ask-the-god-to/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/menander-10993_asks_being-mortal-never-pray-for-an-untrouble_1850132.jpg) > [He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/he-who-labors-diligently-need-never-despair-for-all-things-are/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Despair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/despair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/menander-10993_despair_he-who-labors-diligently-need-never-desp_1589696.jpg) > [The Truth, sometimes not sought for, comes forth to the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/the-truth-sometimes-not-sought-for-comes-forth-to-the-light/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/menander-10993_forth_the-truth-sometimes-not-sought-for-comes_1976862.jpg) > ['Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/know-thyself-is-a-good-saying-but-not-in-all-situations-in-many-it-is/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/menander-10993_better_know-thyself-is-a-good-saying-but-not-in_562104.jpg) > [Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/of-all-wild-beasts-on-earth-or-in-sea-the-greatest-is-a-woman/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/menander-10993_animals_of-all-wild-beasts-on-earth-or-in-sea-th_895824.jpg) > [At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/at-times-discretion-should-be-thrown-aside-and-with-the-foolish-we/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Discretion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discretion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/menander-10993_discretion_at-times-discretion-should-be-thrown-asi_2549011.jpg) > [There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/there-are-many-wild-beasts-on-land-and-in-the-sea-but-the-beastliest/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Animals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/menander-10993_animals_there-are-many-wild-beasts-on-land-and-i_2304345.jpg) > [Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/chance-is-a-kind-of-god-for-it-preserves-many-things-which-we-do-not/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/menander-10993_chance_chance-is-a-kind-of-god-for-it-preserves_1185949.jpg) > [How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/how-sweet-is-life-can-we-but-choose-with-whom-to-live-it-to-live-for/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/menander-10993_life_how-sweet-is-life-can-we-but-choose-with_887901.jpg) > ['Tis always best to tell the truth. At every crisis, I recommend this as a chief contribution to security in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/tis-always-best-to-tell-the-truth-at-every-crisis-i-recommend-this-as/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/menander-10993_best_tis-always-best-to-tell-the-truth-at-eve_2077931.jpg) > [It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/it-is-as-easy-to-draw-back-a-stone-thrown-with-force-from-the-hand-as/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/menander-10993_draws_it-is-as-easy-to-draw-back-a-stone-throw_3178614.jpg) > [Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/marriage-if-one-will-face-the-truth-is-an-evil-but-a-necessary-evil/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Evil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/menander-10993_evil_marriage-if-one-will-face-the-truth-is-a_2217934.jpg) > [The spoken word is man's physician in grief. For this alone has soothing charms for the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/the-spoken-word-is-man-s-physician-in-grief-for-this-alone-has/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/menander-10993_alone_the-spoken-word-is-man-s-physician-in-gr_3080149.jpg) > [Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/menander/know-thyself-means-this-that-you-get-acquainted-with-what-you-know/) [Menander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/menander-10993_know_know-thyself-means-this-that-you-get-acq_2626859.jpg) ## Menander by topic [Men (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/menander/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/menander/#itemlist", "name": "Menander 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