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

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Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
You drown him by your talk.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
It is much easier to begin than to end.
PLAUTUS

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

Lost Man Regard Shame
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
PLAUTUS

Love Yourself
A word to the wise is sufficient
PLAUTUS

Sufficient Wisdom Word
Courage in danger is half the battle.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
PLAUTUS

Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUS

Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich
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
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
The gods play games with men as balls.
PLAUTUS

Ball Game God Man Play
The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
PLAUTUS

Annoy Friendship Guest Himself Home Welcome
As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
PLAUTUS

Dowry Goodness Sufficient Wisdom

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