Quotes by Plautus

“Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.”

“I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.”

“Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.”

“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.”

“Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.”

“Courage in danger is half the battle.”

“Courage easily finds its own eloquence.”

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

“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.”

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

“Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”

“He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.”

“The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.”

“You must spend money to make money.”

“Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.”

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