There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

Topics: Philosophical Quotes, Thought-Provoking Quotes

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

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

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

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

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

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

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

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

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

He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

He who yields to his times acts wisely

He who yields to his times acts wisely

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment

The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.