Quotes By Publilius Syrus

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

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

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

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

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

Practice is the best of all instructors.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

We die as often as we lose a friend.

Speech is the mirror of the soul.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

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

It is better to learn late than never.

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

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.