Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
PLAUTUSUnexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
More Plautus Quotes
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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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If you want to do something, do it!
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Man is no man, but a wolf.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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It is difficult to fly without wings.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
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