Plautus Quotes

The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

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

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.

You drown him by your talk.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.

Riches, rightly used, breed delight.

The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.

Good things soon find a purchaser.

How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.

The stronger always succeeds.

The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.

The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.

To make any gain some outlay is necessary.

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

That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.

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

It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.