Publilius Syrus ✓

playwright Ancient Rome

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[Wikidata] 1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer... | [Wikipedia] Publilius Syrus was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Roman Syrian from Antioch who was brought as a slave to Roman Italy. Syrus was brought to Rome on the same ship that brought a certain Manilius Antiochus, astronomer, and Staberius Eros the grammarian. By his wit and talent,

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• It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay. Borrow
• A wise man never refuses anything to necessity. Inspirational
• The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it. Anticipating
• One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people. All
• To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it. Confess
• Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. Body
• It is kindness immediately to refuse what you intend to deny. Deny
• It is better to learn late than never. Better
• It is better to have a little than nothing. Better
• Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time. Done Quickly
• As men, we are all equal in the presence of death. All
• Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. Audacity
• To refuse graciously is to confer a favor. Confer
• If you would live innocently, seek solitude. Funny
• A pleasant traveling companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. Each day is the scholar of yesterday. Carriage
• Death is fortunate for the child, bitter to the youth, too late to the old. Bitter
• Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as poverty of what it has not. Avarice
• Where destiny blunders, human prudence will not avail. Avail
• We must master our good fortune, or it will master us. Destiny
• Many receive advice, few profit by it. Advice
• It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others. Caution
• How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. Cannot Forgive
• Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. Goal
• What is left when honor is lost? Honor
• An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage. Agreeable

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