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

Quote by Titus Maccius Plautus

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No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a...

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a...

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

No man is wise enough by himself.

No man is wise enough by himself.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Let deeds match words.

Let deeds match words.

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason...

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason...

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of...

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of...

No blessing lasts forever

No blessing lasts forever

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

Ones oldest friend is the best.

Ones oldest friend is the best.

What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the...

Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the...

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.

You don't want to love--your eternal and abnormal craving is to be loved. You aren't...

You don't want to love--your eternal and abnormal craving is to be loved. You aren't...