Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
PLAUTUSI am myself my own commander.
More Plautus Quotes
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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 gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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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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You will not be a chip the richer.
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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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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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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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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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