The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
PLAUTUSThe man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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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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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Always bring money along with your complaints.
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