Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
PLAUTUSA well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
More Plautus Quotes
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
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A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
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To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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No blessing lasts forever.
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It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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Your wealth is where your friends are.
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Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
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