An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
¶ (Attributed)
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Publilius Syrus (d. 42 BC) Assyrian slave, writer, philosopher
He threatens many who injures one.
¶ (Attributed)
There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.
¶ (Attributed)
The miser is as much in want of that which he has, as of that which he has not.
¶ (Attributed)
The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.
¶ (Attributed)
In quarreling, the truth is always lost.
¶ (Attributed)
Never thrust your sickle into another's corn.
¶ (Attributed)
Debt is the slavery of the free.
¶ (Attributed)
In tranquillo esse quisque gubernator potest.
[Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.]
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #358
Nothing can be done at once hastily and prudently.
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #557
Inopi beneficium bis dat, qui dat celeriter.
[He doubly benefits the needy who gives quickly.]
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #6
Honesta fama melior pecunia est.
[A good reputation is more valuable than money.]
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #108
What is left when honor is lost?
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #265
Fortune is like glass -- the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
[Fortuna uitrea est: tum cum splendet frangitur.]
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #280
It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #469
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
¶ Sententiae, Maxim #995
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