Publilius Syrus Quotes

It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

There is no penalty attached to a lover's oath.

In sterculino plurimum gallus potest.

The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Ames parentem, si aequus est, si aliter, feras.

We may with advantage at times forget what we know.

He dies twice who perishes by his own hand.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them.

Contra impudentem stulta est nimia ingenuitas

There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.

Either be silent or say something better than silence.

You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

Necessitas dat legem non ipsa accipit.