The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
PLAUTUSThe gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
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It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Worthy things happen to the worthy.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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If you want to do something, do it!
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No blessing lasts forever.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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