Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
PLAUTUSHow often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
More Plautus Quotes
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
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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.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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