If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
PLAUTUSThings unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
More Plautus Quotes
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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Courage is its own reward.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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The stronger always succeeds.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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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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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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Practice yourself what you preach.
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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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