As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
PLAUTUSA word to the wise is sufficient
More Plautus Quotes
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It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
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Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Let deeds match words.
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There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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