Maxioms by Syrus (publilius Syrus)
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
A disorderly patient makes the physician cruel.
[Lat., Crudelem medicum intemperans aeger facit.]
A disorderly patient makes the physician cruel.
[Lat., Crudelem medicum intemperans aeger facit.]
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.
[Lat., Bis gratum est, quod dato opus read more
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.
[Lat., Bis gratum est, quod dato opus est, ultro si offeras.]
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing
down, the other is pulling up.
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing
down, the other is pulling up.
