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The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus
Died: 43 BC

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Minor Latin Poets, Volume I, Publilius Syrus. Elegies on Maecenas. Grattius. Calpurnius Siculus. Laus Pisonis. Einsiedeln Eclogues. Aetna (Loeb Classical Library No. 284)
Minor Latin Poets, Volume I, Publilius Syrus. Elegies on Maecenas. Grattius. Calpurnius Siculus. Laus Pisonis. Einsiedeln Eclogues. Aetna (Loeb Classical Library No. 284)
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