The evil that we know is best.
PLAUTUSHe who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
More Plautus Quotes
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That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Practice yourself what you preach.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.
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The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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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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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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