The evil that we know is best.

A woman without paint is like food without salt.
PLAUTUS

Paint Salt Woman
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUS

Lost Man Regard Shame
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
You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is easy to rule over the good.
PLAUTUS

Easy Goodness Rule
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Man proposes, God disposes.
PLAUTUS

God Man Propose
It is much easier to begin than to end.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
PLAUTUS

Day Willing Yourself
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
PLAUTUS

Animal Away Wolf
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur

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