It is good to love in a moderate degree; to distraction, it is not good; but to love to entire distraction, is the thing that my master’s doing.

Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
PLAUTUS

Animal Away Wolf
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
PLAUTUS

Blame Home Mistake Point
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
PLAUTUS

Benefit Bitter Disappointment Injury
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
PLAUTUS

Celebration Sweet Wine Word
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
PLAUTUS

Bury Genius Greatness Often
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
PLAUTUS

Insult Talk Willing Yourself
Your wealth is where your friends are.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You drown him by your talk.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The stronger always succeeds.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage is its own reward.
PLAUTUS

Courage One Liner Reward
Smooth words in place of gifts.
PLAUTUS

Gift Place Smooth Word
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
PLAUTUS

Man Mistake Please Woman Worst

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