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.
PLAUTUSA man with courage has every blessing.
More Plautus Quotes
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
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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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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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