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Plautus

Your wealth is where your friends are.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
PLAUTUS

Life Mouse Oneself Trust
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
PLAUTUS

Benefit Bitter Disappointment Injury
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
PLAUTUS

Desire Expectation Frequent
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
PLAUTUS

Certain Lost Unknown
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
PLAUTUS

Love Yourself
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUS

Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich
To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
PLAUTUS

Duty Honesty Honor Man Remember
Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
PLAUTUS

Desire Fast Known Trouble
He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
PLAUTUS

Condition Health Himself
Ones oldest friend is the best.
PLAUTUS

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

Anand Thakur
No man is wise enough by himself.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To snatch the worm from the trap.
PLAUTUS

One Liner Trap Worm
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
PLAUTUS

Man Relative Respect
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
PLAUTUS

Death Esteem Guilt Reason
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
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.
PLAUTUS

Man Mistake Please Woman Worst
Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
PLAUTUS

Character Fortune Jewel Myself

He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.

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