He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUSThe man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
More Plautus Quotes
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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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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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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