John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8518 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8518 |
| AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | He whom the gods favour dies in youth. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Bacchides. Act iv. Sc. 7, 18. (816.) |
| Note 1. See Wordsworth, Quotation 148. [back] |