I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
- Plautus
Compliment, Prefer, Even, Insincere
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
- Plautus
Beauty, Gift, Fortune, Adorned
Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
- Plautus
Hidden, Finds, Buyers, Merchandise
Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.
- Plautus
Death, Mankind, Obtain, Unstable
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
- Plautus
Mind, Guilt, Wretched, Conscious
Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.
- Plautus
Patience, Best, Trouble, Remedy
Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
- Plautus
Friendship, Single, Composed, Inhabiting
Laws are subordinate to custom.
- Plautus
Laws, Custom, Subordinate
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
- Plautus
Bad, Finest, Ornament, Filth
There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
- Plautus
Woman, Question, Badness, Comparative
For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.
- Plautus
Curious, Nobody, Who, Malevolent
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
- Plautus
Some, Needs, However, Affairs
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
- Plautus
Partnership, Poor, Makes, Risky
No blessing lasts forever.
- Plautus
Forever, Lasts, Blessing
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
- Plautus
Birthday, Occasion, Let Us, Wine
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
- Plautus
Feet, Cunning, Trips, Wine
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
- Plautus
Overcome, Bad, Half, Affair
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
- Plautus
Wisdom, Ability, Years, Attained
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
- Plautus
Reason, Been, Inclination, Rejoice
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
- Plautus
Country, Preserves, Our, All Things
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
- Plautus
Some, Expense, Must, Seeks
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
- Plautus
Virtue, Persevere, Diligence
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
- Plautus
Lie, Sight, Buried, Talents
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
- Plautus
Love, Young, His, Dies
'He means well' is useless unless he does well.
- Plautus
Unless, Means, Does, Useless
The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.
- Plautus
Nature, Money, Moon, Purchase
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
- Plautus
Wisdom, Mouse, Just One, Hole
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
- Plautus
Never, Mouse, His, Hole
It well becomes a young man to be modest.
- Plautus
Young, Young Man, Well, Modest
How great in number are the little minded men.
- Plautus
Men, How, Number, Minded
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
- Plautus
Wisdom, Age, Capacity, Acquired
Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
- Plautus
Best, Keep, Known, Evil
The evil that we know is best.
- Plautus
Best, Know, Evil
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
- Plautus
Friendship, Better, Itself, Heaven
No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
- Plautus
Friend, Will, Nuisance, Welcome
Flight without feathers is not easy.
- Plautus
Flight, Feathers, Without, Easy
A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
- Plautus
Best, Mind, Contented, Trouble
Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.
- Plautus
Man, Know, Does, Wolf
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
- Plautus
Wish, Happen, Expect, Frequently
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
- Plautus
Own, Eloquence, Easily, Finds
Let deeds match words.
- Plautus
Wisdom, Words, Match, Deeds
You must spend money to make money.
- Plautus
Money, Must, Make, Spend
Courage in danger is half the battle.
- Plautus
Battle, Veterans Day, Half, Danger
It is well for one to know more than he says.
- Plautus
More, Well, Than, Says
Conquered, we conquer.
- Plautus
War, Conquer, Conquered
No man is wise enough by himself.
- Plautus
Man, Enough, Himself, Wise
A word to the wise is enough.
- Plautus
Enough, Word, Wise
Where there are friends there is wealth.
- Plautus
Friends, Where, Wealth
Your wealth is where your friends are.
- Plautus
Friends, Where, Your, Wealth
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