Furor fit læsa sæpius patientia.
—Publius Syrus: Maxim 289
Hmmanuma??
Posted by: Chelsea on October 29, 2002 11:06 PMNo, I don't think I DID say that...
Posted by: Darren R. Sussman on October 30, 2002 02:30 AM"Anger is brought about by testing patience." Another Publius Syrus quote: We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have. I love the internet. :>
Posted by: Spike on October 30, 2002 08:15 AMWho the heck is Publius Syrus, O' Wise master of the internet?
Posted by: Chelsea on October 30, 2002 02:03 PMThe internet says:
Publilius Syrus was a slave who came to Rome in the first century B.C. He was eventually freed, and became a mime. Because all of Syrus' sayings were written down by others, and not formally compiled for one hundred years, it is impossible to know which he truly said and which were added by other people.
But the internet might lie, after all, it can't seem to agree with itself regarding the spelling of the guy's name: Publius, Pubilius, or (probably correct though an uncommon Roman name compared to the first) Publilius. And he came to Rome from Syria, hence the name Syrus.
Posted by: Spike on October 30, 2002 03:07 PM"Because all of Syrus' sayings were written down by others, and not formally compiled for one hundred years, it is impossible to know which he truly said and which were added by other people."
Like, say, Jesus Christ?
Posted by: Bryan on October 30, 2002 04:32 PMAlso, why did the guy have famous sayings? He was a MIME.
Posted by: Darren R. Sussman on October 30, 2002 11:33 PMGood point. Kinda weird.
Posted by: Chelsea on October 31, 2002 03:01 PMI'm doing a report on him actually and his name was Publilius Syrus. Publius was his later modified name such as christian--chris. hehe
Posted by: Edawg booze on February 16, 2004 06:26 PM