Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC) was one of the most famous Roman comic playwrights. His works are renowned for their wit, humor, and satirical commentary on social customs, exerting a profound influence on later drama.
Related Quotes
“After all, what is money apart from what it can buy?”
Source: The Pot of Gold and Other Plays
“The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.”
“Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.”
“Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow. Lat.”
Source: T. Macci Plauti Aulularia
“It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.”
“In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.”
“Because those, who twit others with their faults, should look at home.”
Source: Comedies of Plautus
“All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.”
“If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.”
“Enemies carry a report in form different from the original.”
“The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.”
Source: The Comedies of Plautus
“It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.”
“If you strike the goads with your fists, your hands suffer most.”
“It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.”
“I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.”
“It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries.”
“No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.”
“Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?”
“He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.”
“Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend. [Lat., Tardo amico nihil est quidquam iniquius.]”
“Smooth words in place of gifts. [Lat., Dicta docta pro datis.]”