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
life hungry faith-in-love
He that is in love, faith, if he be hungry, is not hungry at all.
life taste bitterness
Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
life gold weight
Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.
friendship needs friend-in-need
He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.
marriage mines
What is yours is mine, and all mine is yours.
love-is spices dishes
Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.
easier ends
It is much easier to begin than to end.
sheep conflict far-away
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
names riches enough
If I can only keep my good name, I shall have riches enough.
love degrees distraction
It is good to love in a moderate degree; but it is not good to love to distraction.
ravens hands justice
It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand.
sea ships common
The sea is certainly common to all.
men firefighter hard
Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
men play games
The gods play games with men as balls