If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
PLAUTUSTo an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
More Plautus Quotes
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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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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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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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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Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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I am myself my own commander.
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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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Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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The stronger always succeeds.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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