294 Quotes by Plautus

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.

If you want to do something, do it!

To snatch the worm from the trap.

'He means well' is useless unless he does well.

I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.

To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve.

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.