Quotes by Titus Plautus

• It is well for one to know more than he says.
• Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
• Conquered, we conquer.
• Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
• Courage in danger is half the battle.
• If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
• Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
• Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
• Let deeds match words.
• Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
• 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.
• How great in number are the little minded men.
• I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
• Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
• A word to the wise is enough.
• Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
• A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
• No blessing lasts forever.
• A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
• It well becomes a young man to be modest.
• Laws are subordinate to custom.
• Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.
• I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
• The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
• Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
• 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.
• Where there are friends there is wealth.
• You must spend money to make money.
• Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
• The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
• The evil that we know is best.
• Your wealth is where your friends are.
• Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
• Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
• This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
• Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
• No man is wise enough by himself.
• No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
• Persevere in virtue and diligence.