The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.

To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
Conquered, we conquer.
PLAUTUS

Conquer One Liner
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage is its own reward.
PLAUTUS

Courage One Liner Reward
Ones oldest friend is the best.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The stronger always succeeds.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
PLAUTUS

Paint Salt Woman
There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
PLAUTUS

Labour Lose Word
All men love themselves.
PLAUTUS

Love Man One Liner

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