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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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It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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Anand Thakur
The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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Anand Thakur
Smooth words in place of gifts.
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Gift Place Smooth Word
Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
PLAUTUS

Man Relative Respect
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle road is best.
PLAUTUS

Best Journey Road Travel
Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
PLAUTUS

Blame Home Mistake Point
It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
No man has perpetual good fortune.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Anand Thakur
For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur

And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.

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