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 falling-in-love fate
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
forgiveness love-is forgiving
To love is human, it is also human to forgive.
life hungry faith-in-love
He that is in love, faith, if he be hungry, is not hungry at all.
love-is spices dishes
Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.
love degrees distraction
It is good to love in a moderate degree; but it is not good to love to distraction.
latin god-love young
He whom the Gods love dies young.
death perception god-love
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health, perception, and judgment. [Lat., Quem dii diligunt, Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
love death judging
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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.