To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUSDrink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
PLAUTUSThe day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
PLAUTUSWhere there are friends there is wealth.
PLAUTUSTo make any gain some outlay is necessary.
PLAUTUSLet us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
PLAUTUSHe gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
PLAUTUSIt is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
PLAUTUSWisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
PLAUTUSIt is best to know the worst at once.
PLAUTUSThis is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
PLAUTUSIt is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
PLAUTUSWhere there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
PLAUTUSThe man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
PLAUTUSHe who dies for virtue does not perish.
PLAUTUSIf you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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