That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
PLAUTUSHow often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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All men love themselves.
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You will not be a chip the richer.
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Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Let deeds correspond with words.
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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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It is much easier to begin than to end.
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Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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You must spend money, if you wish to make money.
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Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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Courage in danger is half the battle.
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Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.
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I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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In everything the middle road is best.
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Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
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