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Quotations By Titus Maccius Plautus


Change
Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Conquer
Conquered, we conquer.

Death
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

Evil
Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

Friendship
Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. -- Titus Maccius Plautus

Greed
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense. -- Titus Maccius Plautus

Moderation
In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men. -- Titus Maccius Plautus

Women
There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother. -- Plautus