Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
PLAUTUSIt is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
More Plautus Quotes
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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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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Always bring money along with your complaints.
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Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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No man has perpetual good fortune.
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It is difficult to fly without wings.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
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To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
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