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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

Plautus

It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
PLAUTUS

Day Willing Yourself
I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
PLAUTUS

Love Myself Talk Truth
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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Anand Thakur
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Compliment Criticism Insincere Preference
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Insult Talk Willing Yourself
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle road is best.
PLAUTUS

Best Journey Road Travel
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Dumb Handle Move Ring
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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Paint Salt Woman
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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Love Yourself
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Anand Thakur
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Anand Thakur

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

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