The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

When reason rules, money is a blessing.

When reason rules, money is a blessing.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

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

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

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.

We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.

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

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

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.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

Debt is the slavery of the free

Debt is the slavery of the free

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

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

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

In quarreling the truth is always lost

In quarreling the truth is always lost

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly

It is better to learn late than never.

It is better to learn late than never.

We die as often as we lose a friend.

We die as often as we lose a friend.

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

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.