To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUSI much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
More Plautus Quotes
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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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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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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Practice yourself what you preach.
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