Quotes by Syrus

91 quotes found

Son of Apollo in Greek mythology · Greek

Son of Apollo in Greek mythology

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“The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.”
— Publilius Syrus
decisions

“No one knows what he can to do until he tries.”
— Publilius Syrus
decisions

“Some remedies are worse than the disease.”
— Syrus
disease

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”
— Publilius Syrus
events

“From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.”
— Publilius Syrus
failures mistakes

“Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.”
— Publilius Syrus
failures mistakes

“Avarice is as destitute of what it has as poverty is of what it has not.”
— Publilius Syrus
forgiveness

“Forgive others often yourself never.”
— Syrus
forgiveness

“A friend must not be injured even in jest.”
— Syrus
friends

“Reprove your friends in secret praise them openly.”
— Syrus
friends

“Prosperity makes friends adversity tries them.”
— Publilius Syrus
friendship times

“Unless you bear with the faults of a friend you betray your own.”
— Publilius Syrus
friendship

“We die as often as we lose a friend.”
— Publilius Syrus
friendship

“Friendship neither finds nor makes equals.”
— Publilius Syrus
friendship

“He who is shipwrecked twice is foolish to blame the sea.”
— Publilius Syrus
failures mistakes

“He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.”
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guilt

“No man is happy unless he believes he is.”
— Publilius Syrus
happiness

“He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.”
— Publilius Syrus
helping people

“He gives twice who gives promptly.”
— Publilius Syrus
helping people

“No one knows what he can do until he tries.”
— Publilius Syrus
ignorance