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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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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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Anand Thakur
Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
PLAUTUS

Fast Feast Future
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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Anand Thakur
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is easy to rule over the good.
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Easy Goodness Rule
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Anand Thakur
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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Anand Thakur
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
PLAUTUS

Known Man Oneself Return Worth
He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
PLAUTUS

Character Deserve Disgrace Establishment Ourselves
How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Anand Thakur
Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Anand Thakur
Badly gotten, badly spent.
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Bad Spent

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