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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8692 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8692
AUTHOR:Publius Syrus (42 B.C.)
QUOTATION:Unless degree is preserved, the first place is safe for no one. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Maxim 1042.
 
Note 1.
See Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Quotation 2. [back]