Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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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.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

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.

A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.

A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

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.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered

It is bad advice that cannot be altered

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

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

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

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

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

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

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

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...

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.