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Plautus has prepared himself for a life beyond the grave; the comic stage deserted weeps; laughter also and jest and joke; and poetic and prosaic will bewail his loss together. [Lat., Postquam est mortem aptus Plautus: comoedia luget Scena deserta, dein risus ludus jocusque Et numeri innumeri simul omnes collacrumarunt.] - epitaph of Plautus , by himself [Epitaphs] Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it. - [Proverbs] Riches, rightly used, breed delight. - [Riches] Snail pace. - [Proverbial Phrases] Tattletales, and those who listen to their slander, by my good will, should all be hanged. The former by their tongues, the latter by their ears. [Lat., Homines qui gestant, quique auscultant crimina, si meo arbitratu liceat, omnes pendeant gestores linguis, auditores auribus.] - [Gossip] That least pleases us which is most urged on us. - [Proverbs] That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not. - [Proverbs] That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will. - [Proverbs] The bragging soldier. [Lat., Miles gloriosus.] - the title of a comedy [Soldiers] The men who convey and those who listen to calumnies should, if I could have my way, all hang, the talebearers by their tongues, the listeners by their ears. - [Calumny] The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself. - [Fortune] The sea is certainly common to all. - [Sea] There are games in which it is better to lose than win. - [Proverbs] There is nothing more friendly than a friend in need. [Lat., Nihil homini amico est opportuno amicius.] - [Friends : Necessity] Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire. - [Luck] Things which you don't hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope. - [Hope] Those men who carry about and who listen to accusations, should all be hanged, if so it could be at my decision--the carriers by their tongues, the listeners by their ears. - [Slander] Thou my star at the stars are gazing Would I were heaven that I might behold thee with many eyes. - From "Greek Anthology" [Eyes] To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly. - [Proverbs] To make any gain some outlay is necessary. - [Proverbs] To rise to a higher position. - [Proverbial Phrases] To snatch the worm from the trap. - [Proverbial Phrases] To some purpose is that man wise who gains his wisdom at another's expense. - [Experience] To waste one's breath; to pump into a sieve. - [Proverbial Phrases] Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception. - [Proverbs] Displaying page 3 of 8 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 7 8
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