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