In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
PLAUTUSIt is best to know the worst at once.
More Plautus Quotes
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The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Man proposes, God disposes.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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