It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
PLAUTUSIt is best to know the worst at once.
More Plautus Quotes
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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He who dies for virtue does not perish.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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Let deeds match words.
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Courage is its own reward.
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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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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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