Macedonian Inventor and Writer
An alliance with a powerful person is never safe.
Phaedrus – [Agreement]
First appearance deceives many.
Phaedrus – [Appearance]
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
Phaedrus – [Tenderness]
I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
Phaedrus – [Liberty]
In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.
Phaedrus – [Poverty and The Poor]
Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.
Phaedrus – [Evil]
Success tempts many to their ruin.
Phaedrus – [Success]
The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.
Phaedrus – [Humility]
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking.
Phaedrus – [Amusement]
Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.
Phaedrus – [Appearance]
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
Phaedrus – [Lies and Lying]
Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
Phaedrus – [Wisdom]
Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense.
Phaedrus – [Wit]
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
Phaedrus – [Achievement]