Publilius Syrus

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Writer
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1st century BC Syrian-born Latin writer

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Nusaybin

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Ancient Rome

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"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own."
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"If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest."
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"An angry father is most cruel towards himself."
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"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."
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"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth."
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"Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear."
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"Each day is the scholar of yesterday."
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"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."
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"It is better to learn late than never."
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"It is only the ignorant who despise education."
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"Practice is the best of all instructors."
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"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger."
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"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."
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