Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
PLAUTUSNo one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
More Plautus Quotes
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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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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A man with courage has every blessing.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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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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