Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

In tranquillo esse quisque gubernator potest.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Topic

Adversity

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Turkey Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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