You drown him by your talk.
PLAUTUSWhere there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
More Plautus Quotes
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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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How great in number are the little minded men.
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Man is no man, but a wolf.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er.
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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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