Sententiae [Moral Sayings], # 254 [tr. Lyman (1862) - Publilius Syrus

Many consult their reputation; but few their conscience.

Publilius Syrus (d. 42 BC) Assyrian slave, writer, philosopher [less correctly Publius Syrus]
Sententiae [Moral Sayings], # 254 [tr. Lyman (1862)

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