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
best
Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
conquer
Conquered, we conquer.
happy-birthday anniversary wedding
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
overcoming reason rejoice
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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.
graves
Food of Acheron. (Grave.) [Lat., Pabulum Acheruntis.]
shells cracks kernel
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell. [Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
traps worms
To snatch the worm from the trap.
holes mice rely
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
ravens hands justice
It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand.
soil filth ornaments
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
remembrance remember
Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
composed friendship inhabiting
Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
insults-you insult speak
If you speak insults you will hear them also.