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Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

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Titus Maccius Plautus
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow. [Lat., Festo die si quid prodegeris, Profesto egere liceat nisi peperceris.]
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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.
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