It is good to love in a moderate degree; to distraction, it is not good; but to love to entire distraction, is the thing that my master’s doing.

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

Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
PLAUTUS

Certain Lost Unknown
The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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Anand Thakur
It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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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
It is difficult to fly without wings.
PLAUTUS

Difficult Fly Wings
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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Known See Yourself
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Anand Thakur
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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Anand Thakur
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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Anand Thakur
It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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Beginning Easy End Start
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
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Anand Thakur
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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Football God Mortal
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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