What did Plautus mean by: That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not. Plautus Playwright · Italy Copy
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
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
When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Caution, Resilience, Self-control, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, frequency, Uncertainty, Wishes, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Friendship, Happiness, Support, 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
It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Forgetfulness, Reciprocity, Utilitarianism, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Plautus, Benefits, Disappointment, Injuries, 0 Plautus Playwright · Italy
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art is a language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication. Read explanation Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France