Publius Syrus
Publius Syrus (1st century BC), actual name Publilius Syrus, was a Roman slave and a Latin writer of mimes flourished between 85 BC and 43 BC. He was brought to Italy from Syria as a slave, but on account of his wit manumitted by his master. He rose to have a great status on his strength of wit and talent and made his mark by composing memoirs. A collection of pithy sayings named "The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus" is attributed to him, that appear to have been used as a school-book.Wisdom & Quotes
- A good exterior is a silent recommendation.
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- He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.
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- Debt is the slavery of the free.
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- A good reputation is more valuable than money.
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- He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.
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- For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.
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- When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.
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- Fortune is like glass—the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
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- A beautiful face is a silent commendation.
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- Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
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- It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
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- Whom Fortune wishes to destroy she first makes mad.
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- Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
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- Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.
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- He gives twice who gives promptly.
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- The tears of an heir are masked laughter.
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- God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
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- The loser is always suspicious.
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- Necessity knows no law.
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- It's a bad plan that can't be changed.
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- There are some remedies worse than the disease.
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- If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
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- Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so he is.
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- No one knows what he can do till he tries.
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- No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
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- Every vice has its excuse ready.
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- A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.
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- Many receive advice, few profit by it.
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- Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.
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- For him who loves labor, there is always something to do.
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- Solitude is the mother of anxieties.
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- Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains.
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- What is left when honor is lost?
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- Practice is the best of all instructors.
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- Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
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- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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- Never promise more than you can perform.
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- It is only the ignorant who despise education.
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- Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
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- Money alone sets all the world in motion.
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- It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.
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- The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
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- Either be silent or say something better than silence.
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Titus Lucretius Carus
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