Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
PLAUTUSIt is best to know the worst at once.
More Plautus Quotes
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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Where there are friends there is wealth.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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