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.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
It is easy to rule over the good.
PLAUTUS

Easy Goodness Rule
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
PLAUTUS

Benefit Bitter Disappointment Injury
Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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Anand Thakur
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Anand Thakur
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Anand Thakur
Worthy things happen to the worthy.
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Deserve Worth
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
PLAUTUS

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

Greatness Man Mindset Number
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Anand Thakur
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle road is best.
PLAUTUS

Best Journey Road Travel
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Anand Thakur
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
PLAUTUS

Hands Injustice Simplicity
Courage is its own reward.
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Courage One Liner Reward

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