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To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another. Ovid

Our One Thing Feel Another Cure Them Ills Thing

He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed. Ovid

Hate Wish Destroyed See He Whom

Often they benefit who suffer wrong. Ovid

Benefit Wrong Often Who Suffer

The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal. Ovid

Crime Penalty May Eternal

Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears. Ovid

Love Love Is Fears Cares Full Thing

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love. Ovid

Love Fall Would He Him Idle Who

I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty. Phaedrus

Liberty King Would Rather Forfeit Than

Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense. Phaedrus

Cause Long Please Excess Pushed Boundaries Within Offense Them Keep

In outward show so splendid and so vain; 'tis but a gilded block without a brain. Phaedrus

Vain Gilded Splendid Outward Without Block Brain Tis Show

Flight without feathers is not easy. Plautus

Feathers Easy Without Flight

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

Nobody Malevolent Curious Who

Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know. Plautus

Man Wolf Those He Know Does

Laws are subordinate to custom. Plautus

Laws Subordinate Custom

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. Plautus

Wisdom Ability Attained Years

A word to the wise is enough. Plautus

Wise Word Enough

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight. Plautus

Lie Sight Out Talents Greatest Often Buried

Courage easily finds its own eloquence. Plautus

Courage Own Eloquence Easily Finds

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

Criticism Compliment Insincere Sincere Prefer Much Even

Conquered, we conquer. Plautus

War Conquer Conquered

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense. Plautus

Must Some Seeks He Expense Gain Who

A mouse does not rely on just one hole. Plautus

Wisdom Rely Does Mouse Just Just One Hole

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler. Plautus

Great Fault Wine First Trips Wrestler Feet Cunning Up

'He means well' is useless unless he does well. Plautus

Unless He Well Does Means Useless

The evil that we know is best. Plautus

Best Evil Know

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