John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8528 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8528 |
| AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Mostellaria. Act i. Sc. 3, 40. (197.) |
| Note 1. The unexpected always happens.—A common proverb. [back] |