Quotes By Publilius Syrus

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

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.

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

Familiarity breeds contempt.

It is not every question that deserves an answer.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

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

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

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

The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

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

We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

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

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

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

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

He who spares the bad injures the good.