He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
PLAUTUSLove has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
More Plautus Quotes
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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To snatch the worm from the trap.
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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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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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