Publilius Syrus
Ancient Rome
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Poet
-85 // -43
Poet
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He knows not when to be silent who knows not when to speak
He bids fair to grow wise who has discovered that he is not so
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings
Forgive others often, yourself never
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it
Every rumor is believed against the unfortunate
Every one excels in something in which another fails
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last
Do not care how many, but whom, you please
Conversation is the image of the mind; as the man, so is his speech
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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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