He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, Sententiae
The wise man corrects his own errors by observing those of others.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
When Gold argues the cause, eloquence is impotent.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Divide the fire, and you will the sooner put it out.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
To do two things at once is to do neither.
Friendship either finds or makes equals.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them.
There is no need of spurs when the horse is running away.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.
A hasty judgment is a first step to a recantation.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The further the fall, the greater the hurt.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Solitude is the mother of anxieties.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Be your money's master, not its slave.
The hope of reward is the solace of labor.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
One day treats us like a hireling nurse, another like a mother.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Fortune makes many loans, but gives no presents.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Yesterday should be the teacher of today.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Woman loves or hates: she knows no middle course.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
An angry lover tells himself many lies.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Even a single hair casts its shadow.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
A great man may commence life in a hovel.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Man's most prudent counselor is time.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.
Money does not sate Avarice, but stimulates it.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many.
Money alone sets all the world in motion.
The evil you do to others you may expect in return.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
Men will judge your past deeds by your last.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Past happiness augments present wretchedness.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Suspicion cleaves to the dark side of things.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
No one knows what he can do till he tries.
It is easier to add to a great reputation than to get it.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Practice is the best of all instructors.
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, The Moral Sayings of Publilius Syrus
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS, Moral Sayings
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
