I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUSIf you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
More Plautus Quotes
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Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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It is difficult to fly without wings.
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Courage is its own reward.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er.
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No man has perpetual good fortune.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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