Publilius Syrus Quotes, Thoughts and images

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Observation, not old age, brings wisdom.

The evil you do to others you may expect in return.

You don't know what you can do until you try.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

The wickedness of the few makes the calamity of the many.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave.

Yesterday should be the teacher of today.

Never promise more than you can perform.

No one reaches a high position without daring.

There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.

Every question does not deserve an answer.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

It is a bad plan that cannot be altered.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.

We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

If life is merely a joke, the question still remains: for whose amusement? No one knows what he can do till he tries.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.