There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
PLAUTUSNo blessing lasts forever.
More Plautus Quotes
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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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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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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Always bring money along with your complaints.
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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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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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