Publilius Syrus Quotes

It is better to learn late than never.

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

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

To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses.

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

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

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

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

Prosperity has no power over adversity.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

A pleasant traveling companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.

It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

Venus yields to caresses, not to compulsion.

Look for a tough wedge for a tough log.

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

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

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies.

If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.

The gladiator lays his plans after he enters the arena.

Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse.

He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

What valor cannot win, flattery may.

Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.

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

Through indecision opportunity is often lost.

When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

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

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

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

What is left when honor is lost?

The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.

It's a bad plan that can't be changed.

Even one hair has a shadow.

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

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

He who spares the bad injures the good.

His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune.

Every vice has its excuse ready.