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Publilius Syrus Quotes (-85--43)
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About Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus, (fl. 85 – 43 BC), was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him.
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“Familiarity breeds contempt.”
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Publilius Syrus on Friendship
“Confidence is the only bond of friendship.”
Publilius Syrus on Prudence
“Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.”
Publilius Syrus on Regret
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“We are interested in others, when they are interested in us.”
“Every one excels in something in which another fails.”
“There is no penalty attached to a lover's oath.”
“Confidence is the only bond of friendship.”
“He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.”
“He dies twice who perishes by his own hand.”
“To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent.”
“Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.”
“An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.”
“What happens to one man may happen to all.”
“While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.”
“Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.”
“For him who loves labor, there is always something to do.”
“Even a single hair casts its shadow.”
“It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.”
“Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains.”
“Even when there is no law, there is conscience.”
“A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.”
“Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.”
“By doing nothing men learn to do ill.”
“Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.”
“In sterculino plurimum gallus potest.”
“The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.”
“Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.”
“A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice in forgetting it.”
“Never find your delight in another's misfortune.”
“Saxum volutum non obducitur musco”
“Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.”
“Quod vult habet, qui cupere quod sat est potest.”
“Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.”
“Be your money's master, not its slave.”
“It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.”
“It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.”
“No one knows what he can do till he tries.”
“They pass peaceful lives who ignore mine and thine.”
“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”
“Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as what it has not.”
“The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.”
“It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.”
“Let your life be pleasing to the multitude, and it can not be so to yourself.”
“To do two things at once is to do neither.”
About Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus, (fl. 85 – 43 BC), was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him.