Maxioms by Plautus (titus Maccius Plautus)
We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
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We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does
well will always have patrons enough.
[Lat., Virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus.
Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit.]
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a
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What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a
friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him
further, you have the choice of two things--either to lose your
loan or lose your friend.
[Lat., Si quis mutuum quid dederit, sit pro proprio perditum;
Cum repetas, inimicum amicum beneficio invenis tuo.
Si mage exigere cupias, duarum rerum exoritur optio;
Vel illud, quod credideris perdas, vel illum amicum, amiseris.]
To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
[Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.]
To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
[Lat., Humanum amare est, humanum autem ignoscere est.]
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
