Publilius Syrus
81 quotations
No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not.
Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.
If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.
It is not every question that deserves an answer.
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.
He who spares the bad injures the good.
They do injury to the good who spares the bad.
It is kindness to refuse immediately what you intend to deny.
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.
Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.
Pain forces even the innocent to lie.
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
Some remedies are worse than the disease.
He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense.
Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Opportunity is lost by deliberation.
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
Pain of mind is worse than pain of body.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.