The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.
PLAUTUSI much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
More Plautus Quotes
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Courage is its own reward.
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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
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It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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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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It is good to love in a moderate degree; to distraction, it is not good; but to love to entire distraction, is the thing that my master’s doing.
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This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
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Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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