To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUSA mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
More Plautus Quotes
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A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Where there are friends there is wealth.
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A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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