Plautus
Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus, commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus. The word Plautine /ˈplɔːtaɪn/ refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPlaywright
serious said treats
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
vex shame endure
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes us.
loss appreciate comfort
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
grief meals stores
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a grief in store for yourself.]
salt paint without-pain
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
blessing men
A man with courage has every blessing.
evil knows
The evil that we know is best.
substance fool too-late
The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
football use mortals
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
today tomorrow
Feast today makes fast tomorrow
gratitude wrath giving
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.
fire temptation addresses
When you fly from temptation, don't leave a forwarding address. Where there's smoke there's fire.
lying hot
Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.
nuts cracks shells
He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.