Never promise more than you can perform.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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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.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to...

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to...

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

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

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent..

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent..

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man...

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man...

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 should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar, what makes you come so soon? You...

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar, what makes you come so soon? You...

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

Those who have never tried the experiment of a holy life measure the laws of...

Those who have never tried the experiment of a holy life measure the laws of...

The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return...

The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return...

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double...

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double...