Words matter. These are the best Plautus Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
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.
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
It is well for one to know more than he says.
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
There’s no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it’s only a question of comparative badness, brother.
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.
Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
A word to the wise is enough.
No blessing lasts forever.
Let deeds match words.
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
How great in number are the little minded men.
No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
Conquered, we conquer.
Flight without feathers is not easy.
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
Your wealth is where your friends are.
You must spend money to make money.
The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
Where there are friends there is wealth.
Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.
‘He means well’ is useless unless he does well.
The evil that we know is best.
Courage in danger is half the battle.
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
