Plautus
Roman comic playwright whose farces influenced Shakespeare, featuring quotable stock character wit.
Quotes by Plautus
No one is so old as to think he cannot live one more year.
A man who is good for anything ought not to be a coward.
He who has a mind to do good, let him do it quickly.
The best way to keep a secret is to tell it to no one.
A good name is better than riches.
You can't get something for nothing.
Better to be safe than sorry.
The truth is always the best policy.
Fortune helps the brave.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
He who hesitates is lost.
Love is a thing full of anxious fears.
A woman's mind is a labyrinth.
The more you have, the more you want.
Silence is a confession.
To err is human.
A hungry belly has no ears.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
The die is cast.
You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.