Quotes from Publilius Syrus

He who spares the bad injures the good.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

Speech is the mirror of the soul.

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

We must master our good fortune or it will master us.

One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

Happy the man who dies before he prays for death.

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse.

It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

A homely woman is one of the most comely of apes.

Modest women choose a man by the mind, not the eye.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

Always shun whatever may make you angry.

Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself.

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

At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.

A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

He gets through too late who goes too fast