I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
PLAUTUS

Call Courage Hard Knock Occasion
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
PLAUTUS

Love Yourself
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
PLAUTUS

Blessing Lose Man Understand Worth Yourself
Let not your expenditure exceed your income.
PLAUTUS

Expense Income Money Yourself
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
PLAUTUS

Known See Yourself
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
PLAUTUS

Bury Genius Greatness Often
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
PLAUTUS

Desire Hope
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I am myself my own commander.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Courage is its own reward.
PLAUTUS

Courage One Liner Reward

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