Plautus
Roman comic playwright whose farces influenced Shakespeare, featuring quotable stock character wit.
Quotes by Plautus
The day brings more problems than the night.
Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.
Let the soldier be abroad if he will; he can do nothing in this town.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
To blow and swallow at the same moment is not easy.
The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to believe he is rich.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
I have a heart but it's not in my chest.
The gods give to us all, but we choose what we take.
Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered.
He who attempts to do all will waste his time.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Money talks, but it doesn't sing and dance.
Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
The guest will know what food to eat, without your telling him.
Perseverance is the mother of success.
A hungry man is an angry man.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
All's fair in love and war.
Time heals all wounds.