It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap

He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

There is a great difference between being born wise and only looking it.

Practice is the best of all instructors

Practice is the best of all instructors

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double...

Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double...

When reason rules, money is a blessing.

When reason rules, money is a blessing.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

They do injury to the good who spares the bad.

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.

It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.

He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar, what makes you come so soon? You...

A diller, a dollar, a ten o'clock scholar, what makes you come so soon? You...

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.