It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
PLAUTUSKnow this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
More Plautus Quotes
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Man is no man, but a wolf.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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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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Let deeds correspond with words.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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