I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere critici... by Plautus

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

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How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have... by Plautus

How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!

bitter done evil

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

badness brother knows

Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend. by Plautus

Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend.

delay annoying

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain. by Plautus

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.

grasping certain lost

Let deeds correspond with words. by Plautus

Let deeds correspond with words.

deeds

It is easier to begin well than to finish well. by Plautus

It is easier to begin well than to finish well.

easier excellent easy

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror... by Plautus

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.

soul forever men

He who dies for virtue does not perish. by Plautus

He who dies for virtue does not perish.

dies virtue doe

Besides that, when elsewhere the harvest of wheat is most abundant, there it comes up less by one-fourth than what you have sowed. There, methinks, it were a proper place for men to sow their wild oats, where they would not spring up.

oats spring men

I am myself my own commander. by Plautus

I am myself my own commander.

commanders my-own soul

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty. by Plautus

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.

honest honor men

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent. by Plautus

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

curious curiosity

There are games in which it is better to lose than win. by Plautus

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

loses games winning

Feast today makes fast tomorrow by Plautus

Feast today makes fast tomorrow

tomorrow today

Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils. by Plautus

Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.

minimum evil

A contented mind is the best source for trouble. by Plautus

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

contentment trouble mind

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will re... by Plautus

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.

disposition cheerful advantage

It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to rea... by Plautus

It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.

bitter benefits disappointment

Food of Acheron. (Grave.) by Plautus

Food of Acheron. (Grave.)

graves

Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified! by Plautus

Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!

delay women daughter