Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Quote by Titus Maccius Plautus

Topics: Titus Maccius Plautus Quotes

You must spend money to make money.

You must spend money to make money.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is...

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is...

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a...

No guest is so welcome in a friend's house that he will not become a...

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the...

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the...

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

You must spend money to make money

You must spend money to make money

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

He whom the gods favor dies in youth

He whom the gods favor dies in youth

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.

Man is no man, but a wolf

Man is no man, but a wolf

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

No blessing lasts forever.

No blessing lasts forever.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

Only true friends go straight to your refrigerator when they go to your house.

Only true friends go straight to your refrigerator when they go to your house.

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather...

It didn't dawn on me until you were gone just how much I would mis...

It didn't dawn on me until you were gone just how much I would mis...

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...

We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of...