Quotes from Plautus

Where there are friends there is wealth.

To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended. [Lat., Itidemque ut saepe jam in multis locis, Plus insciens quis fecit quam prodens boni.]

It is well for one to know more than he says.

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

Not every age is fit for childish sports.

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

The mind is hopeful; success is in God's hands. [Lat., Sperat quidem animus: quo eveniat, diis in manu est.]

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.

Flight without feathers is not easy.

No blessing lasts forever.

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.

Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.

A word to the wise is enough.

Let deeds match words.