He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUSUnexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
More Plautus Quotes
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Courage is its own reward.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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The stronger always succeeds.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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