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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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PUBLILIUS SYRUSA good thing may be trampled on but never annihilated.Twice is he conqueror who in the hour of conquestconquers himself.Generosity seeks to invent even a cause for giving.Doubly destroyed is he who perishes by his own arms.He sleeps well who feels not how illhe sleeps.The dutiful man reduced to misery isthe good.a reproach toProsperity must be sensibly sustained or ityou.crushesA good name keeps its own brightness in dark days.Good ideas may fail but are not lost.5 When the culprit bribes the judge, he loses coin tosome purpose.When the mind issues good orders, money is ablessing.With the good man anger isquick to die.Let the harbouring of angry thoughts be of thebriefest.^® sic Gritter in notis postumis {om. Dunelmensis) : brevemens BRP*'AP-» corr. : breviens P* : brevis mens S : breveamans FV. est ipsa FYS.25

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