294 Quotes by Plautus

It is a great plague to be too handsome a man. [Lat., Nimia est miseria nimis pulchrum esse hominem.]

He that is in love, faith, if he be hungry, is not hungry at all.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb. [Lat., Nunquam aedepol temere tinniit tintinnabulum; Nisi quis illud tractat aut movet, mutum est, tacet.]

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.

Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.

Find me a reasonable lover against his weight in gold.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.