He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.

Ones oldest friend is the best.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
PLAUTUS

Exception Expectation Result Rule
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUS

Lost Man Regard Shame
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
PLAUTUS

Age Capacity Wisdom
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
PLAUTUS

Love Yourself
It is easy to rule over the good.
PLAUTUS

Easy Goodness Rule
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
PLAUTUS

Football God Mortal
A man with courage has every blessing.
PLAUTUS

Blessing Courage Inspirational Man
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur

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