Famous Publilius Syrus Quotes
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
Publilius Syrus
He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.
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I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
Publilius Syrus
We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all.
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If you refuse where you have always granted you invite to theft.
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It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
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Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
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It is a bad plan that cannot be altered.
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It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.
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He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.
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You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm.
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How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
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Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
Publilius Syrus
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
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