Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus, was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him. Publilius' name, due to early medieval palatalization of 'l' between two 'i's, is often presented by manuscriptsin corrupt form as 'Publius'...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionWriter
deserves question
It is not every question which deserves an answer.
advice altered bad cannot
It is bad advice that cannot be altered
marriage repent
You'll repent if you marry, and repent if you don't.
Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
kindness refuse
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
good
They do injury to the good who spares the bad.
bad
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
deserves question
It is not every question that deserves an answer.
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
caresses fool man
Fortune, when she caresses a man too much, makes him a fool
enemy formidable hid lies lies-and-lying
Formidable is that enemy that lies hid in a man's own breast