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40 Quotes by Titus Maccius Plautus

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    Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

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    No man is wise enough by himself.

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    Your wealth is where your friends are.

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    It is well for one to know more than he says.

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    Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

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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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    It well becomes a young man to be modest.

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    Persevere in virtue and diligence.

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    Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

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    Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

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    I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

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    Laws are subordinate to custom.

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    Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

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    Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

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    Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

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    Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.

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    Conquered, we conquer.

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    The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

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    Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.

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    Let deeds match words.

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    Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

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    A word to the wise is enough.

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    You must spend money to make money.

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    Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

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    No blessing lasts forever.

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    He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

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    I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

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    The evil that we know is best.

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    Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

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    Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

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    If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

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    Courage in danger is half the battle.

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    A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

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    Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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    How great in number are the little minded men.

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    A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

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    The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

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    Where there are friends there is wealth.

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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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    This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.

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