Plautus Quotes

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

The stronger always succeeds.

Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.

A mouse relies not solely on one hole.

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.

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

The sea is certainly common to all.

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

The evil that we know is best.

Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.

As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.

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

It is best to know the worst at once.

In everything the middle road is best.

I suspect that hunger was my mother.

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.

In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.

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

If you speak insults you will hear them also.

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

I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.

That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.

Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.

It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.

He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.

If you want to do something, do it!

Not every age is fit for childish sports.

Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.

Who wishes to give himself an abundance of business let him equip these two things, a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business, if you have begun to fit them out. Nor are these two things ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.

It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.

It is difficult to fly without wings.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Wine is a cunning wrestler.

Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.

It is our human lot, it is heaven's will, that sorrow follow joy.