The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we b...
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Number of Pages: 92
ISBN: 1437166245
ISBN-13: 9781437166248
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Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday
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Jun 9, 2022
The best philosophy comes from people who were not “philosophers.” Syrus was a slave and his moral maxims are far better than perhaps the most famous book in this category, those of Duc de la Rochefoucauld. Some favorites: “The mightiest rivers are easy to cross at their source.” “Avarice is the source of its owns sorrows.” And of course, extra-applicable to this list, “Many receive advice, few profit by it.”