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It is much easier to begin than to end.

Plautus

I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
PLAUTUS

Love Myself Talk Truth
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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Character Fortune Jewel Myself
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
PLAUTUS

Desire Expectation Frequent
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Always bring money along with your complaints.
PLAUTUS

Complaint Money Yourself
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
PLAUTUS

Expense Income Money Yourself
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
PLAUTUS

Football God Mortal
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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Labour Lose Word
He who dies for virtue does not perish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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Certain Lost Unknown

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