294 Quotes by Plautus

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    If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.

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    It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.

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    If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.

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    It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.

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    It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.

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    There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.

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