He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
PLAUTUSMan proposes, God disposes.
More Plautus Quotes
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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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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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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