8 Quotes By Titus Maccius Plautus


Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
Titus Maccius Plautus on change

Conquered, we conquer.
Titus Maccius Plautus on conquer

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
Titus Maccius Plautus on death

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
Titus Maccius Plautus on evil

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
Titus Maccius Plautus on friendship

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
Titus Maccius Plautus on greed

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.
Titus Maccius Plautus on moderation

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
Titus Maccius Plautus on women