Publilius Syrus Quotes Page 2


 
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Best 49 Quotes by Publilius Syrus – Page 2 of 2

“Pain forces even the innocent to lie.”

“Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.”

“Practice is the best of all instructors.”

“Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief.”

“Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.”

“Speech is a mirror of the soul: As a man speaks, so is he.”

“Take care that no one hates you justly.”

“The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty.”

“The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.”

“There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control.”

“To do two things at once is to do neither.”

“Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.”

“Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.”

“We are interested in others when they are interested in us.”

“While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.”

“Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.”

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