Publilius Syrus Quotes

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It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

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Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

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The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

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No man is happy who does not think himself so.

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By doing nothing men learn to do ill.

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Never find your delight in another's misfortune.

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You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

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The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.

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Do not take part in the council, unless you are called.

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To poverty many things are lacking, to avarice everything is lacking.

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The judge is condemned when the guilty party is acquitted.

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He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion.

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It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.

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Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.

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The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.

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To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent.

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A cock has great influence on his own dunghill.

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When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.

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God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.

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As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

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Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

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Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

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It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.

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It is vain to look for a defense against lightning.

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Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

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Being excessively clever is foolish when teaching the ignorant.

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Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.

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No one knows what he can do till he tries.

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Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

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The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.

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