Quotes by Syrian/Syria authors (page 2)

"I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"To do two things at once is to do neither"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Take care that no one hates you justly"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"No one knows what he can do until he tries"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"What is left when honor is lost?"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"To refuse graciously is to confer a favor"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Some remedies are worse than the disease"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"It is not every question that deserves an answer"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"It is a bad plan that admits of no modification"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"He whom many fear, has himself many to fear"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Familiarity breeds contempt"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation"

Publilius Syrus, Poet

"Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"Hizbullah is not a militia"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"Armies are not only for offensives"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"America is interested in re-arranging the region as it sees fit"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"We believe that Lebanon has been the first real experience for all the Arabs"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"Israel does not care about the international public opinion"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"The problem is not the occupation, but how people deal with it"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"It would be a mistake to link anything that Israel does to a certain circumstance. And it is a mistake to feel comfortable in any circumstance just because Israel did not act on it"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"Despite the ethnic diversity within each nation, the social fabric of the region by and large is one"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"When Lebanon started its resistance it was a small and divided country"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and are defending their land courageously"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience"

Bashar al-Assad, Statesman

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