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

Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Let deeds correspond with words.
PLAUTUS

Action Match One Liner Word
Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
PLAUTUS

Fast Feast Future
There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
PLAUTUS

Love Myself Talk Truth
The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
PLAUTUS

Learning Life Sufficient
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
PLAUTUS

Exception Expectation Result Rule
To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
PLAUTUS

Duty Honesty Honor Man Remember
Good things soon find a purchaser.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
PLAUTUS

Day Willing Yourself
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
PLAUTUS

Character Fortune Jewel Myself
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUS

Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich

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