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.
PLAUTUSThat which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
More Plautus Quotes
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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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If you want to do something, do it!
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To snatch the worm from the trap.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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Badly gotten, badly spent.
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To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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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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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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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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