To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUSA well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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All men love themselves.
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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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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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
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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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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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