Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
PLAUTUSTo snatch the worm from the trap.
More Plautus Quotes
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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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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Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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No man is wise enough by himself.
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Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
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