Publilius Syrus (fl. 85–43 BC), was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Syrian from Antioch who was brought as a slave to Roman Italy. Syrus was brought to Rome on the same ship that brought a certain Manilius, astronomer - not the famous Manilius of...
Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.