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Publilius Syrus Quotes - Page 6

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It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

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Enemy, Unhappy, Popularity

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.

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Men, Fool, Favour

When fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

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Betrayal, Doe, Flattery
"Sentences". Collection by Publilius Syrus. Maxim 277,

Give your friend cause to blush, and you will be likely to lose him.

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Giving, Causes, Shame

Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.

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Men, Mirrors, Thought Provoking
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 1073, 1856.

A guilty conscience never feels secure.

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Guilt, Feels, Secure

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

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Pain, Lying, Innocence

There is no safety in regaining the favor of an enemy.

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Safety, Enemy, Favors

How happy the life unembarrassed by the cares of business!

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Business, Care

When Gold argues the cause, eloquence is impotant.

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Gold, Causes, Arguing

Frugality is misery in disguise.

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Misery, Disguise, Frugality

An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

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Kindness, Journey, Carriages
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 143, 1856.

We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead.

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Discord gives a relish for concord.

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Giving, Discord, Relish

Not every question deserves an answer.

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Answers, Deserve

He who wrongs one threatens many.

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Society in shipwreck is comfort to all.

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Society, Comfort, Shipwreck
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 144, 1856.

Be your money's master, not its slave.

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Slave, Masters
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 657, 1856.

Never thrust your sickle into another's corn.

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Corn, Thrust

No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety.

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Pleasure, Endure, Variety

Divide the fire, and you will the sooner put it out.

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Fire, Strategy, Divides

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

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Life, Men, Perspective
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 1,

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

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Ears, Easy, Accusation

They pass peaceful lives who ignore mine and thine.

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Peaceful, Peaceful Life, Mines
"The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave". Book by Darius Lyman. Maxim 790, 1856.

In love, anger is always false.

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Love, Anger Love

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