About Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus (fl. 85–43 BC) was a Latin writer, best known for his sententiae. He was a Roman 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 Antiochus, astronomer, and Staberius Eros the...
More quotations from Publilius Syrus
When yu' can't have why you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
More quotations tagged with “desire”
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
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