Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
PLAUTUSThings unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
PLAUTUSHe that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUSWithout feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
PLAUTUSYou drown him by your talk.
PLAUTUSIf you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
PLAUTUSThere’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
PLAUTUSOne eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
PLAUTUSHe gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
PLAUTUSThe gods play games with men as balls.
PLAUTUSOnes oldest friend is the best.
PLAUTUSEvery man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
PLAUTUSThis is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
PLAUTUSGive assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
PLAUTUSBadly gotten, badly spent.
PLAUTUSOut of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.
PLAUTUSIf you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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