The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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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.

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

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

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

Let those love now, who never loved before; let those who always loved, now love...

Let those love now, who never loved before; let those who always loved, now love...

An angry man is again angry with himself, when he returns to reason

An angry man is again angry with himself, when he returns to reason

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.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

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

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

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

It is bad advice that cannot be altered.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

The things which belong to others please us more, and that which is ours, is...

The things which belong to others please us more, and that which is ours, is...

The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment

The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

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

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

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

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

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

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

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