Syrus (Publilius Syrus) ( 6 of 26 )
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
