Let deeds correspond with words.
PLAUTUSHe who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
More Plautus Quotes
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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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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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No man has perpetual good fortune.
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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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No blessing lasts forever.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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