Publilius Syrus
Ancient Rome
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Poet
-85 // -43
Poet
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An evil gain equals a loss
Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised
A virtuous wife when she obeys her husband obtains the command over him
A guilty conscience never feels secure
A good reputation is more valuable than money
A good opportunity is seldom presented, and is easily lost
A god could hardly love and be wise
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be avoided
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of a friend
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well considered
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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