Publilius syrus quotes

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

Practice is the best of all instructors.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

He has existed only, not lived, who lacks wisdom in old age.

That delay is our surest protection which enables us to deliberate on the merits of our intentions.

A woman either loves or hates; she knows no medium.

It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Not every question deserves an answer.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

No good man ever became suddenly rich.

Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. -Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur

Yesterday should be the teacher of today.

Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss.

Keep the golden mean between saying too much and too little.

Never promise more than you can perform.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can be successful without being envied and hated.]

To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything.

To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent.

What is left when honor is lost?

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

There is no safety in regaining the favor of an enemy.

The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

The evil you do to others you may expect in return.

The master is a slave when he fears those whom he rules.

A rolling stone can gather no moss.

He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of of the heart.

There is no pain in the wound received in the moment of victory.

Always shun whatever may make you angry.

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

No one reaches a high position without daring.

A guilty conscience never feels secure.

A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave.

To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.

Many receive advice, few profit by it.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

It matters not how long you live, but how well.

The wickedness of the few makes the calamity of the many.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy.

Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them.

The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

The gladiator lays his plans after he enters the arena.

The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty.

I have often regretted having spoken, never having kept silent.

An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

Never find your delight in another's misfortune.

It is better to learn late than never.

The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.

Give your friend cause to blush, and you will be likely to lose him.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.

Discord gives a relish for concord.

The things which belong to others please us more, and that which is ours, is more pleasing to others

Equanimity is calamity's medicine.

Mighty rivers can easily be leaped at their source.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

Some remedies are worse than the disease.

Each day should be passed as though it were our last.

He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.

He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at him.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.

He who wrongs one threatens many.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

Observation, not old age, brings wisdom.

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.

It is a bad plan that cannot be altered.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.

Divide the fire, and you will the sooner put it out.

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed

Debt is the slavery of the free.

An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is profitable.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Even when we get what we wish, it is not ours.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

Death laughs when old women frolic.

Humility neither falls far, nor heavily.

What greater evil could you wish a miser, than long life?

When you are at sea, keep clear of the land.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

It is of no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.

We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.

If life is merely a joke, the question still remains: for whose amusement? No one knows what he can do till he tries.

Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Apathy borders upon folly.

You don't know what you can do until you try.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Any one can hold the helm when the seas are calm.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.

Every question does not deserve an answer.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Prosperity has no power over adversity.

Friendship neither finds nor makes equals.

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them

Society in shipwreck is comfort to all.

Lovers know what they want, but not what they need.

Speech is the mirror of the soul.

There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.