Laws are subordinate to custom.
PLAUTUSLet deeds match words.
More Plautus Quotes
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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All men love themselves.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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