He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
PLAUTUSAs long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
More Plautus Quotes
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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No blessing lasts forever.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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Man proposes, God disposes.
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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