Never promise more than you can perform.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

Debt is the slavery of the free

Debt is the slavery of the free

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

They live ill who expect to live always

They live ill who expect to live always

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

The fear of death is more to be dreaded then fear itself.

The fear of death is more to be dreaded then fear itself.

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their...

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their...

One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.

One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking...

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking...

The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that...

The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that...