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

Quote by Publilius Syrus

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Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly.

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

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

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

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

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

Delay is hateful, but it gives wisdom

Delay is hateful, but it gives wisdom

What is left when honor is lost?

What is left when honor is lost?

Where there is unity there is always victory.

Where there is unity there is always victory.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

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

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

Those who have never tried the experiment of a holy life measure the laws of...

Those who have never tried the experiment of a holy life measure the laws of...

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

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 can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

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

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

In quarreling the truth is always lost

In quarreling the truth is always lost

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.

Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.