We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
PLAUTUSSmooth words in place of gifts.
More Plautus Quotes
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A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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