Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUSAlways bring money along with your complaints.
More Plautus Quotes
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Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
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If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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The evil that we know is best.
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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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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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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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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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I am myself my own commander.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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