549 Quotes by Publilius Syrus

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

Those who have never tried the experiment of a holy life measure the laws of God, not by their intrinsical goodness, but by the reluctancy and opposition which they find in their hearts

Always shun whatever may make you angry.

Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss.

An evil conscience is often quiet, but never secure.

Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.

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

If life is merely a joke, the question still remains: for whose amusement? No one knows what he can do till he tries.

When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good. [Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]