What did Plautus mean by: It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you. Plautus Playwright · Italy Copy
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others? Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Accountability, Empathy, Reflection, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Partnership, Risk, Wealth, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
It is our human lot, it is heaven’s will, that sorrow follow joy. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Fate, Joy, Sorrow, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend. [Lat., Tardo amico nihil est quidquam iniquius.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Annoyance, Friendship, Punctuality, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Balance, Consequences, Moderation, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Smooth words in place of gifts. [Lat., Dicta docta pro datis.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Deception, Manipulation, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Morality, Reputation, Vigilance, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
If you strike the goads with your fists, your hands suffer most. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Consequences, Resistance, Suffering, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Love receives its death-wound from aversion, and forgetfulness buries it. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A man has only one way of being immortal on earth: he has to forget he is a mortal. Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
Even the one moment that you thought was your eternity fades out and is forgotten and dies. Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
You get what you give. What you put into things is what you get out of them. Jennifer Lopez Singer · USA