One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He who dies for virtue does not perish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
PLAUTUS

Insult Talk Willing Yourself
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Let deeds correspond with words.
PLAUTUS

Action Match One Liner Word
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
PLAUTUS

Learning Life Sufficient
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
Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
PLAUTUS

Bury Genius Greatness Often
Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
PLAUTUS

Manner Mud Vulgar
To snatch the worm from the trap.
PLAUTUS

One Liner Trap Worm

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