Quotes by Publilius Syrus

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  • As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.
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  • Any plan is bad which is incapable of modification.
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  • Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.
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  • While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
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  • Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
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  • It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
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  • Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
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  • Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
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  • The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time.
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  • Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief.
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  • In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.
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  • Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly.
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  • How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
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  • It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived.
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  • An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
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  • We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all.
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  • To-day is the pupil of yesterday.
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  • Tis foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.
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  • Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.
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  • If you refuse where you have always granted you invite to theft.
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  • A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.
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  • The end always passes judgement on what has gone before.
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  • There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
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  • Necessity knows no law.
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  • Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.
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