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
shame lost
I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
men blessing lost
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
blessing appreciate lost
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
certain lost grasping
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
ego shame lost
I count him lost, who is lost to shame. [Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.]
oil vain lost
I have lost my oil and my labor. (Labored in vain.) [Lat., Oleum et operam perdidi.]
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.