He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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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Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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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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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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You drown him by your talk.
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The stronger always succeeds.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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