Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.

The line expresses a comic but pointed observation about human expectation: events often unfold independently of our desires, and the unexpected can be more common than the longed-for. Read as a comment on hope, it suggests that hoping does not reliably influence outcomes and may even heighten the sense of disappointment when reality diverges from wish. In Plautine comedy, such a sentiment fits a world of reversals, coincidences, and ironic turns—where plots are driven by surprise, misrecognition, and fortune’s caprice. More broadly, the remark can be taken as a caution against overinvesting emotionally in anticipated results and as an invitation to cultivate resilience toward contingency.