Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
PLAUTUSI count him lost, who is lost to shame.
More Plautus Quotes
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Conquered, we conquer.
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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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It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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Always bring money along with your complaints.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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