The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
PLAUTUSNo man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
More Plautus Quotes
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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Man is no man, but a wolf.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
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Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er.
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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.
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