Fortune is like glass,–the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
Category: Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus (fl. 46–29 BC), was a Latin writer of sententiae. 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.
It is more easy to get a favour from fortune than to keep it.
I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all.
The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
No tears are shed when an enemy dies.
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
We are interested in others when they are interested in us.
The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted.
Every one excels in something in which another fails.
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.
A god could hardly love and be wise.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Learn to see in another’s calamity the ills which you should avoid.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Many receive advice, few profit by it.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.