The Sayings of Publius Syrus
As men, We are all equal in the presence of death. Receive an Injury rather than do one. To do 2 things at once is to do neither. Hard is it to correct the habit already formed. Bitter for a free man is the bondage of Debt. Lovers know what they want, but not what they need. Be not blind to a friend’s faults, nor hate him for them. Friendship either finds or makes equal. A wise man rules passions, a fool obeys them. Human reason grows by self-conquest. He has existed only, not lived, who locks wisdom in old age. Women loves or hates, show knows no middle course. When reason rules, money is a blessing. No one but a knave or a fool things a good deed thrown away. A good reputation is 2nd patrimony. We make nearest approach to the goad in our good deeds. To receive a favor is to pawn your freedom. He who boasts a favor bestowed, would like it back again. To give it to the deserving, is to lay all men under obligation. Conquest over one’s self, in the hour of