It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUSKnow not what you know, and see not what you see.
More Plautus Quotes
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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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.
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A man with courage has every blessing.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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It is good to love in a moderate degree; to distraction, it is not good; but to love to entire distraction, is the thing that my master’s doing.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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