Quote of Publilius Syrus - Build not your joy on another's...
Biography - Publilius Syrus:
Latin writer
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
Build not your joy on another's sorrow.
Translation
(French, Latin, German)
Alterius damnum, gaudium haud ficias tuum.
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