Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Quote by Publilius Syrus

Topics: Greed Quotes, Poverty Quotes

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus...

The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus...

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

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

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 miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he...

The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he...

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered

It is bad advice that cannot be altered

Practice is the best of all instructors

Practice is the best of all instructors

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

In times of trouble you can count on your self. In times of desaster you...

In times of trouble you can count on your self. In times of desaster you...

Great fathers plan their work for the day, and then work the plan with energy,...

Great fathers plan their work for the day, and then work the plan with energy,...