The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
PLAUTUSAh yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
More Plautus Quotes
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Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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The evil that we know is best.
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