John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8660 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8660 |
| AUTHOR: | Publius Syrus (42 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 633. |
| Note 1. Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.—Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: Meditations, ii. 5. [back] |