“No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend's house. [Lat., Hospes nullus tam in amici hospitium diverti potest, Quin ubi triduum continuum fuerit jam odiosus siet.” ThreeHouseWelcomeGuestsHospitalityJamAnnoyanceContinuum Author:Plautus
“If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.” IfsTurnsFairsEarnestNot FairJest Author:Plautus
“What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things - either to lose your loan or lose your friend.” IfsMayMadeTwoChoicesAsksLostLosesLossEnemyKindnessPressesTwo ThingsLoan Author:Plautus
“Enemies carry a report in form different from the original.” DifferentFormEnemyOriginalsReportsRumor Author:Plautus
“The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.” MenSoulForeverHe ManMastersSelf ControlConqueror Author:Plautus
“For enemies carry about slander not in the form in which it took its rise . The scandal of men is everlasting; even then does it survive when you would suppose it to be dead.” MenDoeFormEnemyEverlastingScandalSlander Book:The Comedies of Plautus Source: The Comedies of Plautus
