It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
PLAUTUSI much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
More Plautus Quotes
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If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Laws are subordinate to custom.
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A woman finds it much easier to do ill than well.
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A man with courage has every blessing.
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You will stir up the hornets.
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Let deeds match words.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
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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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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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