Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
PLAUTUSI much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
More Plautus Quotes
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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