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Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)

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A suspicious mind always looks on the black side of things.: Publilius Syrus
Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly.: Publilius Syrus
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.: Publilius Syrus
Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.: Publilius Syrus
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.: Publilius Syrus
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.: Publilius Syrus
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.: Publilius Syrus
If you refuse where you have always granted you invite to theft.: Publilius Syrus
In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.: Publilius Syrus
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It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.: Publilius Syrus
It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived.: Publilius Syrus
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.: Publilius Syrus
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.: Publilius Syrus
Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.: Publilius Syrus
Never promise more than you can perform.: Publilius Syrus
Ready tears are a sign of treachery, not of grief.: Publilius Syrus
Tis foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.: Publilius Syrus
To-day is the pupil of yesterday.: Publilius Syrus
We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all.: Publilius Syrus
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You should not live one way in private, another in public.: Publilius Syrus
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
A good reputation is more valuable than money.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
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A rolling stone gathers no moss.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
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Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
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Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.: Publilius Syrus, Maxims
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