Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
PLAUTUSIn grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
More Plautus Quotes
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
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He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
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Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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The evil that we know is best.
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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