Plautus

Film & Theater Rome 254 – 184 93 quotes

Roman comic playwright whose farces influenced Shakespeare, featuring quotable stock character wit.

Quotes by Plautus

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

Menaechmi -205

Better late than never.

Rudens -195

Birds of a feather flock together.

Trinummus -210

Curiosity killed the cat.

Pseudolus -200

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Aulularia -205

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Stichus -190

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Miles Gloriosus -200

Good things come to those who wait.

Captivi -195

Haste makes waste.

Asinaria -210

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Mercator -200

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Poenulus -205

Make hay while the sun shines.

Epidicus -200

Once bitten, twice shy.

Menaechmi -210