John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8671 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8671 |
| AUTHOR: | Publius Syrus (42 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | In every enterprise consider where you would come out. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxim 777. |
| Note 1. In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it.—Epictetus: That everything is to be undertaken with circumspection, chap. xv. [back] |