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PLAUTUS (TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS)
Roman dramatist
(254 BC - 184 BC)
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A man of three letters, "F U R."
      - (Latin) [Proverbial Phrases : Thieves]

A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
      - [Proverbs]

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
      - [Mind]

All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.
      - [Guilt]

Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
      - [Proverbs]

Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
      - [Prosperity]

Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
      - [Calumny]

Enemies carry about slander, not in the form in which it took its rise. * * * The scandal of men is everlasting; even then does it survive when you would suppose it to be dead.
      - [Slander]

Every man, however wise, requires the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
      - [Advice]

Every one can remember that which has interested himself.
      - [Remembrance]

Fire is next akin to smoke.
      - [Proverbs]

Food for Acheron.
      - [Proverbial Phrases]

Fortitude is a great help in distress.
      - [Fortitude]

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
      - [Proverbs]

Good things soon find a purchaser.
      - [Proverbs]

He can do most who has most power.
      - [Proverbs]

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need.
      - [Friendship]

He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary.
      - [Friends]

He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
      - [Proverbs]

He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
      - [Proverbs]

He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve.
      - [Proverbs]

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
      - [Proverbs]

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
      - [Proverbs]

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.
      - [Proverbs]

He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
      - [Proverbs]


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