It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
PLAUTUSWe are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
More Plautus Quotes
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No man has perpetual good fortune.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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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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Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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I am myself my own commander.
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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You drown him by your talk.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
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