Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.

το αμεΐν εάν τις την άΧηθειαν σκοπή, κακόν μεν εστίν, αλλ' άνα γκαΐον κακόν.

Menander

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Topic

Marriage

Author

Menander

Medium

Fragment

Language

Greek

Time

290 BC 290s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Menander. Unidentified fragment 651. c. 300 BC.

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The best part of married life is the fights. The rest is merely so-so.

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Source
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Medium
Play
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Wilder, Thornton. The Matchmaker. 4 Nov. 1954, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, act 2.

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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6-7

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party.

Thrasymachus

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Thrasymachus. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.