Plautus Quotes

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• A word to the wise is sufficient
• He whom the Gods love dies young.
• Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by…
• A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
• That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
• One eye-witness weighs more than ten hearsays — Seeing is believing all the world over.
• Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
• How great in number are the little minded men
• Your wealth is where your friends are
• 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…
• Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
• If you want to do something, do it!
• I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
• The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
• He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another's expense.
• Man is no man, but a wolf
• You must spend money to make money.
• Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.
• It is much easier to begin than to end.
• Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.

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