Plautus Quotes - Page 9

Quotes about:

• We should try to succeed by merit, not by favor. He who does well will always have patrons enough.
  [Lat., Virtute ambire oportet, non favitoribus.
  Sat habet favitorum semper, qui recte facit.]

  Plautus

  Trying, Doe, Favors

  7 Copy quote

• Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.

  Plautus

  Life, Gold, Weight

  Titus Maccius Plautus (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Plautus (Illustrated)”, p.468, Delphi Classics

  4 Copy quote

• That's a miserable and cursed word, to say I had, when what I have is nothing.

  Plautus

  Sadness, Misery, Miserable

  4 Copy quote

• He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.

  Plautus

  Friendship, Needs, Friend In Need

  Titus Maccius Plautus, Richard Warner (1772). “Comedies of Plautus: Menaechmi. Epidicus. Mostellaria. Pseudolus”, p.115

  32 Copy quote

• To blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy; I cannot at the same time be here and also there.
  [Lat., Simul flare sorbereque haud facile
  Est: ego hic esse et illic simul, haud potui.]

  Plautus

  Blow, Ego, Easy

  7 Copy quote

• I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

  Plautus

  Undone, Ruined

  5 Copy quote

• In wondrous ways do the gods make sport with men.
  [Lat., Miris modis Di ludos faciunt hominibus.]

  Plautus

  Sports, Men, Way

  4 Copy quote

• He whom the Gods love dies young.

  Plautus

  Latin, God Love, Young

  Titus Maccius Plautus (1852). “Comedies: Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes”, p.191

  9 Copy quote

• He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another's expense.

  Plautus

  Wisdom, Expenses

  4 Copy quote

• What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
  [Lat., Quod tuum'st meum'st; omne meum est autem tuum.]

  Plautus

  Friendship, Mines

  7 Copy quote

• Enemies carry a report in form different from the original.

  Plautus

  Enemy, Rumor, Different

  "Persa". III, 1, 23,

  7 Copy quote

• It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

  Plautus

  Drink, Difficult

  5 Copy quote

• The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

  Plautus

  Lying, Sight, Talent

  15 Copy quote

• It well becomes a young man to be modest.

  Plautus

  Men, Young, Modest

  Titus Maccius Plautus (1874). “Comedies of Plautus”, p.260

  7 Copy quote

• He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.

  Plautus

  Deception, Trying, Protect

  4 Copy quote

• Modesty becomes a young man.
  [Lat., Adolescentem verecundum esse decet.]

  Plautus

  Men, Modesty, Young

  7 Copy quote

• Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?

  Plautus

  Home, Abuse, Looks

  4 Copy quote

• Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow. Lat.

  Plautus

  Eating, Morrow

  Titus Maccius Plautus (1866). “T. Macci Plauti Aulularia”, p.118

  7 Copy quote

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

  Plautus

  Men, Forever, Soul

  8 Copy quote

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

  Plautus

  Men, Advice, Good Advice

  4 Copy quote

• Man proposes, God disposes.

  Plautus

  God, Men, Propose

  7 Copy quote

• Smooth words in place of gifts.
  [Lat., Dicta docta pro datis.]

  Plautus

  Smooth

  4 Copy quote

• Ones oldest friend is the best.

  Plautus

  Friends, Oldest Friends

  4 Copy quote

• To snatch the worm from the trap.

  Plautus

  Traps, Worms

  4 Copy quote

• To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

  Plautus

  Pumps, Waste, Breaths

  4 Copy quote

Page 9 of 11

First

← Prev

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin