Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
PLAUTUSWorthy things happen to the worthy.
More Plautus Quotes
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
PLAUTUSIt is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
PLAUTUSIt is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUSI regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
PLAUTUSThere are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUSHow often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
PLAUTUSTo make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
PLAUTUSI seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
PLAUTUSBadly gotten, badly spent.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
PLAUTUSThe Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
PLAUTUSWomen have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
PLAUTUSI count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
PLAUTUSIf you speak insults you will hear them also.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
PLAUTUSIn everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
PLAUTUSUnexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
PLAUTUSIf you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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