1st Century BC, Roman Writer
A cock has great influence on his own dunghill.
Publilius Syrus – [Power]
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.
Publilius Syrus – [Judgment and Judges]
A man's own character is the arbiter of his fortune.
Publilius Syrus – [Success]
A rolling stone can gather no moss.
Publilius Syrus – [Change]
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
Publilius Syrus – [Praise]
All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.
Publilius Syrus – [Procrastination]
An angry father is most cruel toward himself.
Publilius Syrus – [Fathers]
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
Publilius Syrus – [Anger]
Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.
Publilius Syrus – [Leaders and Leadership]
At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.
Publilius Syrus – [Work]
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Publilius Syrus – [Risk]
Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
Publilius Syrus – [Ignorance]
Confidence is the bond of friendship.
Publilius Syrus – [Confidence]
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
Publilius Syrus – [Gossip]
Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
Publilius Syrus – [Greatness]
Every vice has its excuse ready.
Publilius Syrus – [Vice]
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
Publilius Syrus – [Value]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Publilius Syrus – [Familiarity]
Fortune is like glass–the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
Publilius Syrus – [Fortune]
From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
Publilius Syrus – [Mistakes]