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
wisdom reality age
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
love death judging
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
conquer
Conquered, we conquer.
practice practice-what-you-preach
Practice yourself what you preach.
teamwork wise men
No man is wise enough by himself.
life success money
The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.
friendship relationship real-friends
Where there are friends there is wealth.
wish happens
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
friendship true-friend real-friends
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
hope pass
Things we do not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
afraid shall
I am always afraid of your 'something shall be done'.
dies favor gods whom
He whom the gods favor dies in youth.
today tomorrow
Feast today makes fast tomorrow