What did Plautus mean by: He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due season, will in due season starve. Plautus Playwright · Italy Copy
Keep what you have got; the known evil is best. [Lat., Habeas ut nactus; nota mala res optima est.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Acceptance, Conservatism, Pragmatism, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Communication, Conflict, Expectations, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Courage in danger is half the battle. [Lat., Bonus animus in mala re, dimidium est mali.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Battle, Courage, Danger, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Connection, Empathy, Equality, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
And one eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-fays. Seeing is believing, All the world o’er. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Belief, Perception, Witness, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Insufficiency, Learning, Time, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Complacency, Hedonism, Prioritization., 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Saving, Time, Work, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
When we lavish our money we rob our heir; when we merely save it we rob ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
