It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
PLAUTUSA woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
More Plautus Quotes
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There is indeed a God that hears and sees whate’er we do.
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Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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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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No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
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Know not what you know, and see not what you see.
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