Tag: Plautus

There are times when loss should be preferr’d to gain

Plautus

The man that comforts a desponding friend with words alone, does nothing. He’s a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.

Plautus

In one hand he is carrying a stone, while he shows bread with the other.
Plautus

For what is idly got is idly spent.
Plautus

You should not speak ill of an absent friend.
Plautus

That expression, “He means well,” is useless unless he does well.
Plautus

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
Plautus

Oh, are not the pleasures in life, in this daily round, trifling compared with the pains!
Plautus

Practice yourself what you preach.

Plautus

It is better to learn from the mistakes of others than that others should learn from you.

Plautus