More quotes by Publilius Syrus
Conversation is the image of the mind; as the man, so is his speech.
Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many.
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To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.
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