The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
PLAUTUSKnow this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
More Plautus Quotes
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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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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He who dies for virtue does not perish.
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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You drown him by your talk.
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If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
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Worthy things happen to the worthy.
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