Publilius Syrus Quotes
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He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.
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His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune.
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It is not every question that deserves an answer.
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Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
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Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.
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The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.
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Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.
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When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.
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No one should be judge in his own cause.
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You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
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The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.
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Be your money's master, not its slave.
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He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself.
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Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.
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The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.
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God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
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The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.
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A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.
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There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.
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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
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Let your life be pleasing to the multitude, and it can not be so to yourself.
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An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
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Contra impudentem stulta est nimia ingenuitas
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From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.