He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
PLAUTUSIn everything the middle road is best.
More Plautus Quotes
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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He who dies for virtue does not perish.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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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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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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It is difficult to fly without wings.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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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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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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No blessing lasts forever.
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You drown him by your talk.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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