Syrus Quotes

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

Yesterday should be the teacher of today.

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.

It is better to learn late than never.

The wickedness of the few makes the calamity of the many.

He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others.

To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses.

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

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

It matters not how long you live, but how well.

There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

A pleasant traveling companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. Each day is the scholar of yesterday.

Prosperity has no power over adversity.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

Look for a tough wedge for a tough log.

It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

It is only the ignorant who despise education.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

Venus yields to caresses, not to compulsion.

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.

Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. -Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur

No one knows what he can do till he tries.

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

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

The gladiator lays his plans after he enters the arena.

An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies.

Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them.

What valor cannot win, flattery may.

Through indecision opportunity is often lost.

He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.

Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.

Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.

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

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse.

When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.

We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

What is left when honor is lost?

It's a bad plan that can't be changed.

The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.

Even one hair has a shadow.

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.