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Publilius Syrus
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus?
→ When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.
→ Every horse thinks his own pack heaviest.
→ A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
→ Some remedies are worse than the disease.
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Pick the quote attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
→ A rolling stone can gather no moss.
→ An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
→ No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
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Select the quotation attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
→ It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
→ Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
→ Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
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One of these may be attributed to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
→ The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.
→ Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
→ Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.
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Which one of these belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ No one knows what he can do until he tries.
→ Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
→ You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.
→ A rolling stone can gather no moss.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Publilius Syrus?
→ From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
→ You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
→ An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
→ You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
→ It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
→ You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
→ One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.
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One of the following quotations belongs to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ No one knows what he can do until he tries.
→ It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
→ Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
→ The wise man sees in the misfortunes of others what he should avoid.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.
→ Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
→ Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
→ Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.
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Try to identify the quote attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
→ One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.
→ A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
→ Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
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Looks like Publilius Syrus is the author of one of these.
→ Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.
→ To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
→ The wise man sees in the misfortunes of others what he should avoid.
→ A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
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Pick the one quotation belonging to Publilius Syrus.
→ A short saying oft contains much wisdom.
→ Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
→ Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.
→ Secrecy is the soul of all great designs.
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Which one should be attributed to Publilius Syrus?
→ The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
→ When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
→ Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
→ Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
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Can you identify which quote belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
→ You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
→ A rolling stone can gather no moss.
→ A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
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Select the quote belonging to Publilius Syrus.
→ This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.
→ Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
→ The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
→ The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys.
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Choose which quotation belongs to Publilius Syrus.
→ The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.
→ Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.
→ Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.
→ Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.
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Select the quote, which is attributable to Publilius Syrus.
→ The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly.
→ Respond to every call that excites your spirit.
→ The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
→ Where destiny blunders, human prudence will not avail.
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Identify the quotation belonging to Publilius Syrus?
→ It is certain that an atom of goodness on the path of faith is never lost.
→ Wherever you are, whatever you do, be in love.
→ The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
→ It is a pitiful fortune that is not without enemies.
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One of the following quotes belongs to Publilius Syrus. Pick one.
→ Wherever you are, whatever you do, be in love.
→ It is a pitiful fortune that is not without enemies.
→ To do two things at once is to do neither.
→ It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.
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Guess the right quote, which belongs to Publilius Syrus.
→ Rather go to bed without dinner than rise in debt.
→ Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
→ What hurts you blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
→ Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus?
→ When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.
→ In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.
→ Let silence take you to the core of life.
→ Where destiny blunders, human prudence will not avail.
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Pick the quote attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.
→ The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.
→ The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
→ You have as much laughter as you have faith.
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Select the quotation attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
→ In quarreling, the truth is always lost.
→ A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.
→ Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
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One of these may be attributed to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.
→ Before using a fine word, make a place for it!
→ When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
→ It is not every question that deserves an answer.
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Which one of these belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ No one knows what he can do until he tries.
→ The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.
→ You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.
→ Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Publilius Syrus?
→ Never promise more than you can perform.
→ It is a great thing to know our vices.
→ We judge ourselves by our motives and others by their actions.
→ Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.
→ To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.
→ Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.
→ Round numbers are always false.
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One of the following quotations belongs to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ We are rarely proud when we are alone.
→ He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
→ My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known—no wonder, then, that I return the love.
→ A good reputation is more valuable than money.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.
→ Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
→ To confess a fault freely is the next thing to being innocent of it.
→ The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
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Try to identify the quote attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
→ When you do things from your soul, you feel a river of joy within you.
→ The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.
→ Where there is unity there is always victory.
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Looks like Publilius Syrus is the author of one of these.
→ Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.
→ Remember, the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you.
→ Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
→ The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
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Pick the one quotation belonging to Publilius Syrus.
→ Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
→ Being ignorant is not as much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
→ Where there is unity there is always victory.
→ No one reaches a high position without daring.
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Which one should be attributed to Publilius Syrus?
→ He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
→ Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
→ Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
→ Hope is only the love of life.
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Can you identify which quote belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
→ When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
→ The wise man sees in the misfortunes of others what he should avoid.
→ No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
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Select the quote belonging to Publilius Syrus.
→ To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
→ If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
→ A rolling stone can gather no moss.
→ One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.
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Choose which quotation belongs to Publilius Syrus.
→ No one knows what he can do until he tries.
→ Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
→ It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
→ You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
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Select the quote, which is attributable to Publilius Syrus.
→ When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
→ Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
→ You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
→ An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
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Identify the quotation belonging to Publilius Syrus?
→ To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
→ Life itself is short, but lasts longer than misfortunes.
→ From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
→ Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
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One of the following quotes belongs to Publilius Syrus. Pick one.
→ Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
→ If you would live innocently, seek solitude.
→ Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.
→ One ungrateful man does an injury to all who stand in need of aid.
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Guess the right quote, which belongs to Publilius Syrus.
→ To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
→ The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.
→ An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
→ The wise man sees in the misfortunes of others what he should avoid.
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus?
→ You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.
→ Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
→ You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
→ Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
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Pick the quote attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
→ Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
→ It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
→ No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.
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Select the quotation attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
→ It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.
→ From the errors of others a wise man corrects his own.
→ Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.
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One of these may be attributed to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
→ Fortune is like glass--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
→ A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
→ Better be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
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Which one of these belongs to Publilius Syrus?
→ He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
→ Genius without Education is like Silver in the Mine.
→ Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
→ The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Publilius Syrus?
→ Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
→ Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth.
→ Power, like a desolating pestilence, pollutes whatever it touches.
→ If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Publilius Syrus.
→ It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
→ The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
→ Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
→ Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.
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One of the following quotations belongs to Publilius Syrus. Which one?
→ In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.
→ Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things.
→ Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
→ The universe is wider than our views of it.
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