Plautus Quotes
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
Topics
Caution
Prudence
Safety
Survival
Contingency Planning
Disaster Planning, Disaster Management, Preparedness, Disaster Relief, Disaster Response
Risk-management
Vigilance
Vulnerability
Self-Preservation
Forethought
Diversification
Backup Plan
Cautiousness
Multiple Options
Safety Measures
life strategy
Citations
Plautus, Titus Maccius. Plautus. Translated by Paul Nixon, vol. 5, Harvard University Press, 1938, p. 311.
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Titus Maccius Plautus (/ˈplɔːtəs/; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus. The word Plautine /ˈplɔːtaɪn/ refers to both Plautus's own works and works similar to or influenced by his.