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Plautus

No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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Day Friendship Guest Welcome
Fire is next akin to smoke.
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Anand Thakur
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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Anand Thakur
One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Anand Thakur
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
PLAUTUS

Fall In Love Fate Rock Worst
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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Anand Thakur
The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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Learning Life Sufficient
Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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Anand Thakur
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Dumb Handle Move Ring
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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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Anand Thakur
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Anand Thakur
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Anand Thakur

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