What did Publilius Syrus mean by: He bids fair to grow wise who has discovered that he is not so. - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria Copy
+ When the bad imitate the good, there is no knowing what mischief is intended. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 10, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Imitation, Knowing, Mischief, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 10, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Cautious, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ Give your friend cause to blush, and you will be likely to lose him. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 11, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Shame, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 10, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Circumstances, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ It is of no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 11, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Action, Neglect, Profit, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ The wise man guards against the future as if it were the present. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 11, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Future, Wise, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time. -Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur Explain Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 11, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Latin, Love, Wise, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
+ He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy. Feraz Zeid, December 24, 2023January 10, 2024, Publilius Syrus, Conquer, Temperament, Worst Enemy, 0 - Publilius Syrus Writer · Syria
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise. - Homer Poet · Greece