To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage in danger is half the battle.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
PLAUTUS

Paint Salt Woman
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Wine is a cunning wrestler.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
PLAUTUS

Blame Home Mistake Point
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
PLAUTUS

Certain Lost Unknown
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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Anand Thakur
Ones oldest friend is the best.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
How great in number are the little minded men.
PLAUTUS

Greatness Man Mindset Number

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