No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.

It is much easier to begin than to end.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
PLAUTUS

Life Mouse Oneself Trust
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Smooth words in place of gifts.
PLAUTUS

Gift Place Smooth Word
The stronger always succeeds.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
PLAUTUS

Lost Man Regard Shame
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A word to the wise is sufficient
PLAUTUS

Sufficient Wisdom Word
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
PLAUTUS

Labour Lose Word
It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.
PLAUTUS

Benefit Bitter Disappointment Injury

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