Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus, a Latin writer of mimes, flourished in the 1st century BC He was a native of Assyria and Assyrian by race, he was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him.
No one should be judge in his own case.
Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter.
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
Audendo virtus crescit, tardando timor.
Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them.
In tranquillo esse quisque gubernator potest.
He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself.
When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
They pass peaceful lives who ignore mine and thine.
Fortuna cum blanditur, captatum venit.
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.
Quod vult habet, qui cupere quod sat est potest.
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.
Iudex damnatur ubi nocens absolvitur.
Let your life be pleasing to the multitude, and it can not be so to yourself.