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No man has perpetual good fortune.

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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Anand Thakur
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Compliment Criticism Insincere Preference
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Anand Thakur
Courage is its own reward.
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Courage One Liner Reward
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
PLAUTUS

Love Yourself
Laws are subordinate to custom.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you want to do something, do it!
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Anand Thakur
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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Lost Man Regard Shame
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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Anand Thakur
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Anand Thakur
You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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Anand Thakur
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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Anand Thakur
There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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Anand Thakur
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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Animal Away Wolf
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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Manner Mud Vulgar
That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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Known Man Oneself Return Worth
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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Anand Thakur
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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Anand Thakur
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
PLAUTUS

Insult Talk Willing Yourself
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Anand Thakur
Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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Anand Thakur
It is easy to rule over the good.
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Easy Goodness Rule
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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Anand Thakur
To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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Duty Honesty Honor Man Remember

No man has perpetual good fortune.

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