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Biography - Publilius Syrus:

Latin writer *Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -85 - Died: -43
Period:
1st century BC
Place of birth: Syria
Syria

Reason, not age, finds wisdom.


Note 

Note



Other version: "Wisdom is found by sense, not years."


Source: Sentences



Translation

Translation

(French, Latin, German)



French
C’est la réflexion, et non pas l’âge, qui nous conduit à la sagesse.

Latin
Sensus, non aetas, invenit sapientiam.

German
Nicht Alter kommt zur Weisheit, sondern die Vernunft.




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Quotes for: Age


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