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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

Plautus

He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
PLAUTUS

Desire Hope
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
PLAUTUS

Life Mouse Oneself Trust
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
PLAUTUS

Paint Salt Woman
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
PLAUTUS

Character Fortune Jewel Myself
Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
PLAUTUS

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

Exception Expectation Result Rule
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
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The gods play games with men as balls.
PLAUTUS

Ball Game God Man Play

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