Publilius Syrus Quotes

1st Century BC, Roman Writer
quotes
81
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“Familiarity breeds contempt.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for Publilius Syrus. · evidenceFamiliarity
“Every vice has its excuse ready.”
Vice
“A rolling stone can gather no moss.”
Change
“The empire of custom is most mighty.”
Custom
“There is no medicine to cure hatred.”
Hatred
“Opportunity is lost by deliberation.”
Opportunity
“Confidence is the bond of friendship.”
Confidence
“Pain forces even the innocent to lie.”
Lies and Lying
“Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.”
Patience
“Take care that no one hates you justly.”
Hatred
“He who spares the bad injures the good.”
Justice
“Society in shipwreck is comfort to all.”
Society
“It is bad advice that cannot be changed.”
Advice
“Pain of mind is worse than pain of body.”
Pain
“The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.”
Wrong
“Some remedies are worse than the disease.”
Medicine
“Necessity knows no law except to conquer.”
Necessity
“To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.”
Favors
“No one knows what he can do till he tries.”
Possibilities
“Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.”
Fear
“He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.”
Honor
“If you would live innocently, seek solitude.”
Innocence
“Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.”
Risk
“The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.”
Wisdom
“An angry father is most cruel toward himself.”
Fathers
“It is only the ignorant who despise education.”
Education
“No one reaches a high position without daring.”
Courage
“They do injury to the good who spares the bad.”
Justice