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"As men, we are all equal in the presence of death."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 1.
Maxim 1.
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"To do two things at once is to do neither."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 7.
Maxim 7.
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"We are interested in others when they are interested in us."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 16.
Maxim 16.
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"Every one excels in something in which another fails."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 17.
Maxim 17.
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"The anger of lovers renews the strength of love."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 24.
Maxim 24.
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"A god could hardly love and be wise."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 25.
Maxim 25.
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"The loss which is unknown is no loss at all."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 38.
Maxim 38.
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"He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 77.
Maxim 77.
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"A good reputation is more valuable than money."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 108.
Maxim 108.
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"It is well to moor your bark with two anchors."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 119.
Maxim 119.
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"Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 120.
Maxim 120.
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"An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 143.
Maxim 143.
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"Society in shipwreck is a comfort to all."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 144.
Maxim 144.
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"Many receive advice, few profit by it."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 149.
Maxim 149.
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"Patience is a remedy for every sorrow."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 170.
Maxim 170.
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"While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 185.
Maxim 185.
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"Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 191.
Maxim 191.
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"Even a single hair casts its shadow."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 228.
Maxim 228.
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"It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 233.
Maxim 233.
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"We may with advantage at times forget what we know."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 234.
Maxim 234.
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"You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 262.
Maxim 262.
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"What is left when honour is lost?"
Publius Syrus / Maxim 265.
Maxim 265.
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"A fair exterior is a silent recommendation."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 267.
Maxim 267.
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"Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 274.
Maxim 274.
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"When Fortune is on our side, popular favour bears her company."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 275.
Maxim 275.
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"When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 277.
Maxim 277.
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"Fortune is like glass,--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 280.
Maxim 280.
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"It is more easy to get a favour from fortune than to keep it."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 282.
Maxim 282.
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"His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 283.
Maxim 283.
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"There are some remedies worse than the disease."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 301.
Maxim 301.
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"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 305.
Maxim 305.
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"Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 319.
Maxim 319.
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"It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 322.
Maxim 322.
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"When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 338.
Maxim 338.
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"A cock has great influence on his own dunghill."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 357.
Maxim 357.
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"Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 358.
Maxim 358.
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"No tears are shed when an enemy dies."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 376.
Maxim 376.
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"The bow too tensely strung is easily broken."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 388.
Maxim 388.
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"Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 401.
Maxim 401.
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"No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 406.
Maxim 406.
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"The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 407.
Maxim 407.
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"Practice is the best of all instructors."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 439.
Maxim 439.
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"He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 459.
Maxim 459.
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"One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 463.
Maxim 463.
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"Never find your delight in another's misfortune."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 467.
Maxim 467.
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"It is a bad plan that admits of no modification."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 469.
Maxim 469.
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"It is better to have a little than nothing."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 484.
Maxim 484.
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"It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 499.
Maxim 499.
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"The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 511.
Maxim 511.
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss."
Publius Syrus / Maxim 524.
Maxim 524.
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