Plautus

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

A mouse does not rely on just one hole.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

A word to the wise is enough.

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

Conquered, we conquer.

Courage easily finds its own eloquence.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.

'He means well' is useless unless he does well.

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

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

How great in number are the little minded men.

I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

Let deeds match words.

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know.

No blessing lasts forever.

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

No man is wise enough by himself.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

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

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

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money.

The evil that we know is best.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

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

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

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

Where there are friends there is wealth.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

You must spend money to make money.

Your wealth is where your friends are.