Titus Maccius Plautus Quotes
"Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth."
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"Conquered, we conquer."
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"Courage easily finds its own eloquence."
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(Related: Courage, Eloquence)
"Courage in danger is half the battle."
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(Related: Courage, Battle, Danger)
"If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice."
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(Related: Reason)
"Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life."
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(Related: Life, Friend, Advice, Man, Needs)
"Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome."
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(Related: Courage, Evil)
"Let deeds match words."
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(Related: Deeds, Words)
"Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers."
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"He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense."
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(Related: Gain)
"He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound."
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(Related: Love, Health, Gods, Senses, Sound)
"How great in number are the little minded men."
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(Related: Men)
"I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism."
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(Related: Compliment, Criticism)
"Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."
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(Related: Friendship, Soul)
"A word to the wise is enough."
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(Related: Word)
"Keep what you have; the known evil is best."
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(Related: Evil)
"A contented mind is the best source for trouble."
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(Related: Mind, Trouble)
"No blessing lasts forever."
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"A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole."
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(Related: Life, Mouse)
"It well becomes a young man to be modest."
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(Related: Man)
"Laws are subordinate to custom."
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(Related: Custom, Laws)
"Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know."
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(Related: Man)
"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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(Related: Beauty, Character, Fortune, Jewels)
"The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture."
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(Related: Man, Partnership, Poor)
"Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability."
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(Related: Wisdom, Ability, Years)
"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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(Related: Life, Men, Death, Delay, Mankind, Property, World, Youth)
"Where there are friends there is wealth."
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(Related: Wealth, Friends)
"You must spend money to make money."
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(Related: Money)
"Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish."
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"The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight."
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(Related: Lie, Sight)
"The evil that we know is best."
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(Related: Evil)
"Your wealth is where your friends are."
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(Related: Wealth, Friends)
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble."
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(Related: Patience, Trouble)
"Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt."
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(Related: Guilt, Man, Mind, Nothing)
"This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler."
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(Related: Cunning, Fault, First, Wine)
"Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired."
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(Related: Age, Wisdom)
"No man is wise enough by himself."
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(Related: Man)
"No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days."
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(Related: Friend, Guest, Will)
"Persevere in virtue and diligence."
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(Related: Virtue, Diligence)