The evil that we know is best.
PLAUTUSHe gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
More Plautus Quotes
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For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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All men love themselves.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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No man has perpetual good fortune.
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I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
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It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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The stronger always succeeds.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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