The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
PLAUTUSI have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
More Plautus Quotes
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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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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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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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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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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It is best to know the worst at once.
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