I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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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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All men love themselves.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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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.
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A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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