Plautus
It is easy to rule over the good.Collection: Government
Modesty should accompany youth.Collection: Modesty
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.Collection: Please
The sea is certainly common to all.Collection: Sea
I trust no rich man who is officiously kind to a poor man.Collection: Men
Flame is very near to smoke.Collection: Fire
It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you.Collection: Men
All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.Collection: Men
It is our human lot, it is heaven's will, that sorrow follow joy.Collection: Joy
No man is wise enough by himself.Collection: Wise
Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.Collection: Arrogance
Laws are subordinate to custom.Collection: Law
Where there are friends there is wealth.Collection: Friendship
It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.Collection: Wisdom
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.Collection: Wise
Let a man who wants to find abundance of employment procure a woman and a ship: for no two things do produce more trouble if you begin to equip them; neither are these two things ever equipped enough.Collection: Men
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.Collection: Evil
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.Collection: Blessing
The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.Collection: Inspirational
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.Collection: Excess
Always bring money along with your complaints.Collection: Advice
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.Collection: Business
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have the choice of two things - either to lose your loan or lose your friend.Collection: Kindness
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.Collection: Water
It is easier to begin well than to finish well.Collection: Easy
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.Collection: Lost
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.Collection: Wish
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.Collection: Beauty
A woman without paint is like food without salt.Collection: Salt
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.Collection: Casts
A contented mind is the best source for trouble.Collection: Mind
Practice yourself what you preach.Collection: Practice
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.Collection: Kindness
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.Collection: Men
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!Collection: Football