How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.

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

Anand Thakur
You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law.
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
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
PLAUTUS

Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You will stir up the hornets.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
PLAUTUS

Labour Lose Word
For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
PLAUTUS

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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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Worthy things happen to the worthy.
PLAUTUS

Deserve Worth
That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
PLAUTUS

Known Man Oneself Return Worth
Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
PLAUTUS

Best Oneself Worst
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
PLAUTUS

Age Capacity Wisdom
He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
PLAUTUS

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