Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
PLAUTUSKnow this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
More Plautus Quotes
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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