Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUSMan proposes, God disposes.
More Plautus Quotes
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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If you want to do something, do it!
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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