He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
PLAUTUSThe Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
More Plautus Quotes
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Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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If you want to do something, do it!
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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The evil that we know is best.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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