Publilius Syrus Quotes

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You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm.

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The greatest of empires, is the empire over one's self.

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Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

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We may with advantage at times forget what we know.

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Bitter for a free man is the bondage of debt.

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There is no penalty attached to a lover's oath.

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A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice in forgetting it.

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It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

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We should provide in peace what we need in war.

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Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.

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It is well to moor your bark with two anchors.

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Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as what it has not.

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Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.

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Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

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He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.

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It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

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Money alone sets all the world in motion.

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An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

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He dies twice who perishes by his own hand.

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Necessity gives the law without itself acknowledging one.

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Too much straightforwardness is foolish against a shameless person.

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We are interested in others, when they are interested in us.

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It is more easy to get a favor from Fortune than to keep it.

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Never promise more than you can perform.

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To do two things at once is to do neither.

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Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

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A beautiful face is a silent commendation.

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While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

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There are some remedies worse than the disease.

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