Occupation: Playwright Birth: 254 Bc Death: 184 Bc
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health, perception, and judgment. [Lat., Quem dii diligunt, Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sen….
Fortitude is a great help in distress..
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness..
The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none..
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin to press him further, you have th….
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity..
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice..
Wine is a cunning wrestler..
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain..
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings..
It is easier to begin well than to finish well..
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it..
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler..
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them..
I count him lost, who is lost to shame. [Lat., Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor.].
To blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy; I cannot at the same time be here and also there. [Lat., Simul flare sorbereque haud facile Est:….
It is easy to rule over the good..
That's a miserable and cursed word, to say I had, when what I have is nothing..
A contented mind is the best source for trouble..
If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably..