69 ordspråk av Titus Maccius Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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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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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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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 the ears.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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The evil that we know is best.
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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 cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions
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The gods play games with men as balls
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The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
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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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There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain
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There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
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