The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
PLAUTUSWhatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
More Plautus Quotes
-
-
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
PLAUTUS -
All men love themselves.
PLAUTUS -
Where there are friends there is wealth.
PLAUTUS -
Riches, rightly used, breed delight.
PLAUTUS -
Without feathers it isn’t easy to fly: my wings have got no feathers.
PLAUTUS -
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
PLAUTUS -
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
PLAUTUS -
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
PLAUTUS -
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.
PLAUTUS -
He who dies for virtue does not perish.
PLAUTUS -
When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
PLAUTUS -
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
PLAUTUS -
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
PLAUTUS -
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
PLAUTUS -
The evil that we know is best.
PLAUTUS