Man proposes, God disposes.
PLAUTUSThat man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
More Plautus Quotes
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The evil that we know is best.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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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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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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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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If you want to do something, do it!
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And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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