Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
PLAUTUS

Dumb Handle Move Ring
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.
PLAUTUS

Man Mistake Please Woman Worst
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
PLAUTUS

Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
PLAUTUS

Call Courage Hard Knock Occasion
You will not be a chip the richer.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I am myself my own commander.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Conquered, we conquer.
PLAUTUS

Conquer One Liner
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUS

Lost Man Regard Shame
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
PLAUTUS

Blame Home Mistake Point

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