Roman - Playwright | 254 BC - 184 BC
It well becomes a young man to be modest.
Plautus
ManYoungYoung ManWellModest
The evil that we know is best.
BestEvilKnow
The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.
LieSightTalentsOutGreatest
It is well for one to know more than he says.
KnowMoreWellThanHeSays
How great in number are the little minded men.
GreatMenLittleNumberHowMinded
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
LifeNeverOnlyMouseHoleHis
Your wealth is where your friends are.
FriendsWealthWhereYour
No blessing lasts forever.
BlessingForeverLasts
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
CourageOwnEloquenceEasilyFinds
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
GoodCourageEvilBadOvercomeHalf
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
WishMoreHappenThingsExpectThan
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
CriticismComplimentSincereEven
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