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The Book of Ancient Maxims: Pythagoras, Solon, Cato and Publilius Syrus

by Pythagoras, Cato, Solon, Menander, and Publilius Syrus  ·  translated by Julian K. Morrow

A new English translation, made directly from the original language.

The distilled common sense of antiquity, one line at a time — the Golden Verses of Pythagoras, the Delphic maxims, Cato's Distichs, and the Sentences of Publilius Syrus, gathered in one volume.

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This English translation is an original work, © 2026 Julian K. Morrow / Lucilius Press — all rights reserved. The underlying ancient text is in the public domain.

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