The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
PLAUTUSIt is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
More Plautus Quotes
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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Practice yourself what you preach.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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