Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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He who spares the bad injures the good.

He who spares the bad injures the good.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Where there is unity there is always victory.

Where there is unity there is always victory.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

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 miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he...

The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he...

A wise man will be the master of his mind. A fool will be it's...

A wise man will be the master of his mind. A fool will be it's...

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent..

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent..

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

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

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

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Take care that no one hates you justly.

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.

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

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

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

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

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

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted

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

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

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

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.

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...

When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on...