Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUSThat which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
More Plautus Quotes
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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To snatch the worm from the trap.
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He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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