No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
PLAUTUSThe Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
More Plautus Quotes
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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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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No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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How great in number are the little minded men.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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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 bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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