It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.

The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

When reason rules, money is a blessing

When reason rules, money is a blessing

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Take care that no one hates you justly

Take care that no one hates you justly

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything

Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused

Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...

Of course there's a different law for the rich and poor; otherwise, who would go...