Plautus Quotes

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
Plautus

Good, Soon, Hidden

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

Gain, Expense, Seeks

How great in number are the little minded men.
Plautus

Great, Men, Number

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
Plautus

Beauty, Character, Rather

It is well for one to know more than he says.
Plautus

It well becomes a young man to be modest.
Plautus

Young, Modest, Becomes

Laws are subordinate to custom.
Plautus

Let deeds match words.
Plautus

Words, Deeds, Match

No blessing lasts forever.
Plautus

Blessing, Forever, Lasts

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
Plautus

Friend, After, Become

No man is wise enough by himself.
Plautus

Wise, Enough, Himself

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
Plautus

Age, Wisdom, Capacity

Persevere in virtue and diligence.
Plautus

Virtue, Persevere, Diligence

The evil that we know is best.
Plautus

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
Plautus

Greatest, Lie, Often

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

Best, Woman, Brother

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

Happen, Wish, Expect

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

Great, Wine, Feet

Where there are friends there is wealth.
Plautus

Friends, Wealth

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

Wisdom, Ability, Attained

You must spend money to make money.
Plautus

Your wealth is where your friends are.
Plautus

Friends, Wealth

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.
Plautus

Life, Men, Death

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Biography

Nationality: Roman

Type: Playwright

Born: 254 BC

Died: 184 BC

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