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Publius Syrus. (42 B.C.) (continued)

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Patience is a remedy for every sorrow. 1

Maxim 170.

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While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

Maxim 185.

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Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

Maxim 191.

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Even a single hair casts its shadow.

Maxim 228.

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It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

Maxim 233.

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We may with advantage at times forget what we know.

Maxim 234.

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You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot. 2

Maxim 262.

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What is left when honour is lost?

Maxim 265.

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A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

Maxim 267.

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Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

Maxim 274.

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When Fortune is on our side, popular favour bears her company.

Maxim 275.

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When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray.

Maxim 277.

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Fortune is like glass,—the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Maxim 280.

Note 1.
See Plautus, Quotation 10. [back]

Note 2.
See Heywood, Quotation 12. [back]