It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUSFeast today makes fast tomorrow.
More Plautus Quotes
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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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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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
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He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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Courage is its own reward.
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For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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