Unless Degree Is Preserved, The First Place Is Safe For No One.

Unless Degree Is Preserved, The First Place Is Safe For No One.

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Unless degree is preserved, the first place is safe for no one.
-- Publius Syrus (42 BC)
-- Maxim 1042

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Whom Fortune wishes to destroy she first makes mad. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 911
Every one excels in something in which another fails. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 17
Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 274
His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 283
It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 322
No one knows what he can do till he tries. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 786
No one should be judge in his own cause. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 545
One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 463
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. -- Publius Syrus (42 BC) -- Maxim 267