Never promise more than you can perform.
Publilius SyrusRead
It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A person's true character is determined by their nature rather than their social status or achievements.
This quote emphasizes that goodness and morality originate from an individual's inherent qualities and character, rather than external accomplishments or societal recognition. It suggests that true value lies in who a person is at their core, rather than the accolades they may receive in life. This perspective encourages individuals to cultivate their inner virtues as the foundation of their identity.
Themes
NatureGoodnessCharacterMoralityIndividuality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of integrity in leadership.
More from Publilius Syrus
All quotes βPain forces even the innocent to lie.
Publilius SyrusRead
In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.
Publilius SyrusRead
Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.
Publilius SyrusRead
What a tragedy is help where it harms what it supports!
Publilius SyrusRead
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
Publilius SyrusRead
Similar quotes
An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a man with a picture gallery at the price of cutting out his eyes.
Ayn RandRead
A collection to which nothing can be added and from which nothing can be removed is, in fact, dead!
Sigmund FreudRead
That which lives on reason lives against the spirit.
ParacelsusRead
I was absolutely convinced that I wouldn't win the Nobel Prize. My impression was that the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to people more or less affiliated with, let's say, socialist ideas, and that was not my case.
Mario Vargas LlosaRead
I am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God's word because it finds me where I am.
Abraham LincolnRead
I view great cities as pestilential to the morals, the health and the liberties of man. True, they nourish some of the elegant arts; but the useful ones can thrive elsewhere; and less perfection in the others, with more health, virtue and freedom, would be my choice.
Thomas JeffersonRead