To snatch the worm from the trap.
PLAUTUSHe means well’ is useless unless he does well.
More Plautus Quotes
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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The evil that we know is best.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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All men love themselves.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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A man with courage has every blessing.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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