Quote #50

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

More from Publilius Syrus

  1. Proximum ab innocentia tenet locum verecunda peccati confessio.
  2. Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.
  3. It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
  4. Familiarity breeds contempt.
  5. Taciturnitas stulto homini pro sapientia est.
  6. Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
  7. Stultum facit fortuna, quem vult perdere.
  8. We should provide in peace what we need in war

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