The gods play games with men as balls.
PLAUTUSIn everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
More Plautus Quotes
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All men love themselves.
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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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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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He who dies for virtue does not perish.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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To snatch the worm from the trap.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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