Publilius Syrus Quotes
Roman writer of maxims, active in the first century BCE.
20 quotesAbout Publilius Syrus on Wikipedia
“If your parent is just, revere him; if not, bear with him.”
“Too much straightforwardness is foolish against a shameless person.”
“Poverty is the lack of many things, but avarice is the lack of all things.”
“Fortune is like glass—the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.”
“It is more easy to get a favor from Fortune than to keep it.”
“Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many.”
