Man is no man, but a wolf.
PLAUTUSNo guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
More Plautus Quotes
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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No blessing lasts forever.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
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The evil that we know is best.
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The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
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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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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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