Titus Maccius Plautus Quotes

254-184 BC, Roman Comic Poet
quotes
23
topics
12
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“Laws are subordinate to custom.”
Custom
“It is easy to rule over the good.”
Government
“No man is wise enough by himself.”
Wisdom
“Courage in danger is half the battle.”
Courage
“Where there are friends there is wealth.”
Wealth
“One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.”
Gossip
“He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.”
Price
“Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.”
Wisdom
“The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.”
Talent
“If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.”
Contentment
“Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.”
Friends and Friendship
“No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not annoy his host after three days.”
Guests
“There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.”
Reality
“This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.”
Alcohol and Alcoholism
“The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.”
Business
“The day, water, sun, moon, night -- I do not have to purchase these things with money.”
Money
“Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.”
Friends and Friendship
“He whom the Gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.”
Death and Dying
“I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.”
Character
“Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.”
Slander
“One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.”
Aid and Assistance