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Quotes by Publilius Syrus

To do two things at once is to do neither. ... Read Full Quote
He who lives in solitude may make his own laws. ... Read Full Quote
Practice is the best of all instructors. ... Read Full Quote
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but w ... Read Full Quote
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itse ... Read Full Quote
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest. ... Read Full Quote
No one knows what he can do till he tries. ... Read Full Quote
Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatn ... Read Full Quote
Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflict ... Read Full Quote
Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back. ... Read Full Quote
Debt is the slavery of the free. ... Read Full Quote
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. ... Read Full Quote
Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the mo ... Read Full Quote
You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot. ... Read Full Quote
Beware the fury of a patient man. ... Read Full Quote
It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you li ... Read Full Quote
Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly. ... Read Full Quote
A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of thi ... Read Full Quote
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. ... Read Full Quote
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct. ... Read Full Quote
Count not him among your friends who will retail your p ... Read Full Quote
In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the tr ... Read Full Quote
An angry man is again angry with himself when he return ... Read Full Quote
Any plan is bad which is incapable of modification. ... Read Full Quote
If you refuse where you have always granted you invite ... Read Full Quote
You should not live one way in private, another in publ ... Read Full Quote
Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief. ... Read Full Quote
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you s ... Read Full Quote
Never promise more than you can perform. ... Read Full Quote
Look to be treated by others as you have treated others ... Read Full Quote
Tis foolish to fear what you cannot avoid. ... Read Full Quote
We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be dec ... Read Full Quote
To-day is the pupil of yesterday. ... Read Full Quote
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to ... Read Full Quote
It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived. ... Read Full Quote
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it. ... Read Full Quote
For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous. ... Read Full Quote
A rolling stone gathers no moss. ... Read Full Quote
Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it. ... Read Full Quote
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last ... Read Full Quote
He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly. ... Read Full Quote
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. ... Read Full Quote
A good reputation is more valuable than money. ... Read Full Quote
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. ... Read Full Quote
Many receive advice, few profit by it. ... Read Full Quote
It is not every question that deserves an answer. ... Read Full Quote
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification. ... Read Full Quote
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. ... Read Full Quote
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity. ... Read Full Quote
It is better to learn late than never. ... Read Full Quote
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions ... Read Full Quote
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. ... Read Full Quote
It is only the ignorant who despise education. ... Read Full Quote
It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybo ... Read Full Quote
Speech is a mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so is h ... Read Full Quote
No man is happy who does not think himself so. ... Read Full Quote
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. ... Read Full Quote
No one should be judge in his own case. ... Read Full Quote
Never find your delight in another's misfortune. ... Read Full Quote
Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently. ... Read Full Quote
Money alone sets all the world in motion. ... Read Full Quote
Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of ... Read Full Quote
You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm. ... Read Full Quote
What is left when honor is lost ... Read Full Quote
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy. ... Read Full Quote
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all. ... Read Full Quote
We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have. ... Read Full Quote
The judge is condemned when the criminal is absolved. ... Read Full Quote
A gift in season is a double favor to the needy. ... Read Full Quote
There are some remedies worse than the disease. ... Read Full Quote
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity. ... Read Full Quote
The end always passes judgement on what has gone before ... Read Full Quote
We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the de ... Read Full Quote
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. ... Read Full Quote
Hares can gamble over the body of a dead lion. ... Read Full Quote