Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.

The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
PLAUTUS

Dumb Handle Move Ring
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
PLAUTUS

Celebration Sweet Wine Word
He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
PLAUTUS

Condition Health Himself
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
PLAUTUS

Insult Talk Willing Yourself
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er.
PLAUTUS

Believe Eyes See World
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
PLAUTUS

Life Mouse Oneself Trust
No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
PLAUTUS

Annoy Friendship Guest Himself Home Welcome
Wine is a cunning wrestler.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
PLAUTUS

Animal Away Wolf
Man proposes, God disposes.
PLAUTUS

God Man Propose
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
PLAUTUS

Duty Honesty Honor Man Remember

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