It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
PLAUTUSTo an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
More Plautus Quotes
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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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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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
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It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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