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Quotes from Periander

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.
~ Periander
Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.
~ Periander
Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.
~ Periander
Nothing is impossible to industry (fortitude).
~ Periander
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
~ Periander
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
~ Periander
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
~ Periander
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.
~ Periander
The saying, "Practice is everything," is Periander's.
~ Periander
Freedom is a clear conscience.
~ Periander
Freedom is a clear conscience.
~ Periander
Practice is everythingThis is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.
~ Periander