Syrus (Publilius Syrus) Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

57 Famous Quotes by Syrus (Publilius Syrus)
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“Repentance follows hasty counsels. [Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]”
Repentance Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent. [Lat., Cave ne quidquam incipias, quod post poeniteat.]”
Repentance Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Never thrust your own sickle into another's corn.”
Thieving Quotes
Source: Maxims
“It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.”
Hypocrisy Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.”
Work Quotes
Source: Maxims (357)
“No one knows what he can do till he tries.”
Effort Quotes
Source: Maxims
“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
Effort Quotes
Source: Maxims
“If you can walk, you can run.”
Effort Quotes
Source: Maxims
“There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.”
Effort Quotes
Source: Maxims
“The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others. [Lat., Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.]”
Circumstance Quotes
Source: Maxims
“The remedy for wrongs is to forget them. [Lat., Injuriarum remedium est oblivio.]”
Wrongs Quotes
Source: Maxims
“No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.”
Variety Quotes
Source: Maxims
“The coward calls himself cautious, the miser thrifty. [Lat., Timidus se vocat cautum, parcum sordidus.]”
Cowards Quotes
Source: Maxims
“In excessive altercation, truth is lost. [Lat., Nimium altercando veritas amittitur.]”
Contention Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Flattery was formerly a vice; it has now become the fashion. [Lat., Pessimum genus inimicorum laudantes.]”
Flattery Quotes
Source: Maxims
“When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.”
Flattery Quotes
Source: Maxims
“No good man ever became suddenly rich. [Lat., Repente dives nemo factus est bonus.]”
Wealth Quotes
Source: Maxims
“An evil gain equals a loss. [Lat., Lucrum malum aequale dispendio.]”
Gain Quotes
Source: Maxims
“The miser is as much in want of what he has, as of what he has not. [Lat., Tam deest avaro quod habet, quam quod non habet.]”
Misers Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”
Prosperity Quotes
Source: Maxims
“Union gives strength to the humble. [Lat., Auxilia humilia firma consensus facit.]”
Unity Quotes
Source: Maxims
“A pleasure companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. [Lat., Comes jucundus in via pro vehiculo est.]”
Companionship Quotes
Source: Maxims
“An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.”
Companionship Quotes
Source: Maxims
“It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.”
Companionship Quotes
Source: Maxims
“If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled. [Lat., Bis gratum est, quod dato opus est, ultro si offeras.]”
Kindness Quotes
Source: Maxims