Publilius Syrus Quotes

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He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.

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His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune.

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You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

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Never thrust your own sickle into another's corn.

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Practice is the best of all instructors.

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Tension weakens the bow; the want of it, the mind.

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For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.

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Unless degree is preserved, the first place is safe for no one.

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Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.

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There is no pain in the wound received in the moment of victory.

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A good reputation is more valuable than money.

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A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

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Many receive advice, few profit by it.

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If your parent is just, revere him; if not, bear with him.

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Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

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Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.

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No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

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Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains.

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Patience, when too often outraged, is converted to madness.

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No one should be judge in his own cause.

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Poverty is the lack of many things, but avarice is the lack of all things.

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Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy.

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Success makes some crimes honorable.

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He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.

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He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself.

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