Disputed quotes — Publilius Syrus
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Let your life be pleasing to the multitude, and it can not be so to yourself.
Tension weakens the bow; the want of it, the mind.
Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.
He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself.
He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion.
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.
A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.
His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune.
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
Confidence is the only bond of friendship.
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.
There are some remedies worse than the disease.
Do not take part in the council, unless you are called.
To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them.
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