Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Menander
Born: 342 BC
Died: 291 BC (aged 51)
Bio: Menander was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He was the author of more than a hundred comedies, and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times.
Known for:
- Dyskolos
- Epitrepontes
- Samia
- Aspis
- New Comedy
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