Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

The saying frames patience not as passive resignation but as a practical strategy: time and steadiness can blunt the force of misfortune, prevent rash decisions, and allow circumstances to change. In Plautine comedy, characters often act impulsively—scheming, panicking, or overreaching—only to worsen their predicaments; a maxim like this functions as a moral counterweight to the frantic energy of the plots. More broadly, it reflects a common ancient ethical insight (shared across Greek and Roman moral thought) that endurance and self-control are “medicines” for adversity because they keep judgment intact when external events cannot be immediately controlled.