Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
PLAUTUSThings unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
More Plautus Quotes
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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Man is no man, but a wolf.
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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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The stronger always succeeds.
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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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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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