Publilius Syrus Quotes
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We are interested in others, when they are interested in us.
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Even a single hair casts its shadow.
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Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.
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He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.
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Success makes some crimes honorable.
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Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.
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Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
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The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.
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Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
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Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
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When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
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Speech is the mirror of the soul.
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He who spares the bad injures the good.
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Invitat culpam qui peccatum praeterit
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They do injury to the good who spares the bad.
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It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
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There is no penalty attached to a lover's oath.
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Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy.
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It is only the ignorant who despise education.
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Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.
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Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
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I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
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No one knows what he can do until he tries.
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You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.