Publilius Syrus Quotes
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We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.
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Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter.
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You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
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To do two things at once is to do neither.
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One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
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The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
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Quod vult habet, qui cupere quod sat est potest.
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Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
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Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
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Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.
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The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.
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An angry father is most cruel towards himself.
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Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.
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Audendo virtus crescit, tardando timor.
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The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
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Society in shipwreck is a comfort to all.
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A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
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The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
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Taciturnitas stulto homini pro sapientia est.
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He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.