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
men good-man guilt
All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.
guilt trifles esteem
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
men guilt shame
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
men mind guilt
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
hope good-things disappointed
For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
years ability
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
best
Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
composed friendship inhabiting
Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
adorned beauty character gift jewels rather
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
political politics doe
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
holes mice
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
lying sight talent
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
soil filth ornaments
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
men doe knows
Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.