It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
PLAUTUSFor nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
More Plautus Quotes
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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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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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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A man with courage has every blessing.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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