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All Quotes Age Anger Betrayal Change Character Conscience Crime Death Evil Failure Fear Flattery Friends Friendship Giving Greed Grief Guilt Happiness Hate Hatred Honor Injury Innocence Inspirational Journey Judging Kindness Latin Life Loan Losing Loss Love Money Old Age Opportunity Pain Past Pleasure Poverty Procrastination Prudence Repentance Reputation Safety Silence Solitude Soul Suffering Virtue Wealth Wisdom Youth
A rolling stone can gather no moss.

A rolling stone can gather no moss.

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Change, Moss, Rolling

He has existed only, not lived, who lacks wisdom in old age.

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Age, Youth, Old Age

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

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Ungrateful People, Doe, Ungrateful Person

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

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Wise, Men, Decision

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

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Advice, Enemy, Might
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 401, 1856.

Death laughs when old women frolic.

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Laughing, Age, Old Woman

It is more tolerable to be refused than deceived.

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Deception, Deceived, Tolerable

To become rich is easy. Much harder is to solve the riddles of of the heart.

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Heart, Rich, Easy

The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.

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Men, Apes, Rich
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 941, 1856.

We tolerate without rebuke the vices with which we have grown familiar.

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Vices, Virtue, Familiar

His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune.

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Character, Personality, Fortune
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 283, 1856.

The master is a slave when he fears those whom he rules.

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Slave, Masters

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

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Should, Accounts, Loses
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 191, 1856.

Debt is the slavery of the free.

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Money, Debt Free, Slavery
"Sentences". Collection by Publilius Syrus. Maxim 14,

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.

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May, Fortune

Never find your delight in another's misfortune.

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Carpe Diem, Advice, Delight
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 467, 1856.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

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Inspirational, Matter, Doubtful

Any plan is bad which is incapable of modification.

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Modification, Plans, Incapable

Keep the golden mean between saying too much and too little.

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Life, Mean, Saying Too Much

Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent.

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Care, May, Repentance
"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 665-66, Maxims, 1922.

I have often regretted having spoken, never having kept silent.

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Silent
"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 740-45, Maxims, 1922.

That delay is our surest protection which enables us to deliberate on the merits of our intentions.

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Delay, Merit, Protection

Friendship neither finds nor makes equals.

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The things which belong to others please us more, and that which is ours, is more pleasing to others

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Please

To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.

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Beer, House, Debate

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