“Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.”
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Famous Publilius Syrus Quotes
“Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.”
“Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.”
“He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.”
“He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph.”
“He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy.”
“He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.”
“He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at him.”
“He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.”
“It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain.”
“Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir.”
“No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.”
“No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another.”
“That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of our reputation.”
“The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on other matters.”
“To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the nature of their troubles.”
“We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.”
“Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.”
“What is to be once resolved on should be first often well considered.”
“You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided.”