Laws are subordinate to custom.
PLAUTUSThat wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
More Plautus Quotes
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A man with courage has every blessing.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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Courage is its own reward.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Always bring money along with your complaints.
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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All men love themselves.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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You drown him by your talk.
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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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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How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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