It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
PLAUTUSIt is easier to begin well than to finish well.
More Plautus Quotes
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To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
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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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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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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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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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I love truth and wish to have it always spoken to me: I hate a liar.
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Conquered, we conquer.
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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
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Ones oldest friend is the best.
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Good things soon find a purchaser.
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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.
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