Publilius Syrus Quotes
Where there is unity there is always victory.
Syrus, Publilius. The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave. Translated by Darius Lyman, L. E. Barnard & Co., 1856.
Referring to the Democratic Party of 1988:
Thought to be of Ethiopian Origin
“Factions” was the word for Political Parties then. Henry, George Washington and other founding fathers were opposed to political parties, while Madison and others thought they needed to controlled. Jefferson thought parties to be important. So there was no uniform consensus among the Founding Fathers. This has his last public speech before his death.
On the need to build up Jewish military strength in anticipation of the impending Arab-Israel crisis
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 Manilius, the astronomer and Staberius Eros, the grammarian. By his wit and talent, Syrus won the favour of his master, who granted him manumission and educated him. He became a member of the Publilia gens. Publilius' name, due to the palatalization of 'l' between two 'i's in the Early Middle Ages, is often presented by manuscripts (and some printed editions) in corrupt form as 'Publius', Publius being a very common Roman praenomen.
