Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
PLAUTUSThe Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
More Plautus Quotes
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Courage is its own reward.
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You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law.
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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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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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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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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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