Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
PLAUTUSYour wealth is where your friends are.
More Plautus Quotes
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The 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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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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If you want to do something, do it!
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Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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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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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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