Badly gotten, badly spent.
PLAUTUSNo one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
More Plautus Quotes
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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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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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
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