Some quotes by Pubilius Syrus
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
An evil gain equals a loss.
Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A good reputation is more valuable than money.
To-day is the pupil of yesterday.
It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know.
Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief.
Never promise more than you can perform.
If you can walk, you can run.
Publilius Syrus on effort
It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived.
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
It is the beginning of the end.
Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly.
The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.
Publilius Syrus on beginnings
A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.