Quotes by
Publilius Syrus |
1st cent. AD , Roman author of maxims
Latin mime writer chiefly remembered for a collection of versified aphorisms that were extracted by scholars from his mimes, in the 1st century AD.He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him.
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Quotations
| • | Debt is the slavery of the free man. 17 |
| • | Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. 8 |
| • | He who helps the guilty, shares the crime. 7 |
| • | Solitude is the mother of anxieties. 5 |
| • | Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy. 5 |
| • | We are interested in others, when they are interested in us. 5 |
| • | God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones. 4 |
| • | Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. 4 |
| • | Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy. 4 |
| • | Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last. 3 |
| • | The loss which is unknown is no loss at all. 3 |
| • | Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. 3 |
Latin Quotes
| • | Where there is doubt, there is freedom. Ubi dubium ibi libertas. 55 |
| • | Bad is the plan that cannot change. Malum consilium quod mutari non potest. 49 |
| • | Fortune is like glass: the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. Fortuna vitrea est: tum cum splendet frangitu. 40 |
| • | He who gives quickly, gives double. Bis dat, qui dat celeriter. 31 |
| • | Poverty is the lack of many things, avarice is the lack of all things. Inopiae desunt multa, avaritiae omnia. 30 |
