To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
PLAUTUSPoverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
More Plautus Quotes
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
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Practice yourself what you preach.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Man proposes, God disposes.
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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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