Quotes from Publilius Syrus

He gives twice who gives promptly.

Lovers know what they want, but not what they need.

That man has the fewest wants who is the least anxious for wealth.

The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Each day should be passed as though it were our last.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

It is more easy to get a favor from fortune than to keep it.

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

No one reaches a high position without daring.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.

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

Observation, not old age, brings wisdom.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.

You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.

He has existed only, not lived, who lacks wisdom in old age.

It is sometimes wise to forget who we are.