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No scar is dishonorable which is a mark of our courage.
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“No scar is dishonorable which is a mark of our courage.”

Publilius Syrus

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The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus
Date
1st century BCE
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Darius Lyman — Translator · from Latin
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Meaning of “No scar is dishonorable which is a mark…”

A visible consequence of hardship need not be shameful when it records endurance or brave action rather than failure of character.

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The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, saying 586, D. Lyman Jr. translation (1856).

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