To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
PLAUTUSIf you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
More Plautus Quotes
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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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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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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I am myself my own commander.
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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How great in number are the little minded men.
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The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
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