Quotes By Plautus

The evil that we know is best.

No man is wise enough by himself.

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

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

No blessing lasts forever.

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

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

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

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

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

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

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

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

You must spend money to make money.

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

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.

A word to the wise is enough.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

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

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

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

Persevere in virtue and diligence.