Publius Syrus

Publius Syrus ( 1st century BC) was a Latin writer of mimes. He was brought to Italy from Syria as a slave on account of his wit manumitted by his master. He rose to have a great status on his strength of wit and talent and made his mark by composing memoirs and a collection of pithy sayings that appear to have been used as a school-book. He flourished around 45 BC.

Wisdom & Quotes

• A good exterior is a silent recommendation.

- Sententiae

From Moral Sayings

• He gives twice who gives promptly.
• The tears of an heir are masked laughter.
• God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
• The loser is always suspicious.
• Necessity knows no law.
• It's a bad plan that can't be changed.
• There are some remedies worse than the disease.
• If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
• Speech is a mirror of the soul : as a man speaks, so he is.
• No one knows what he can do till he tries.
• No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
• Every vice has its excuse ready.

Titus Lucretius Carus