John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1945 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1945 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of his law. The people assembled. Mahomet called the hill to come to him, again and again; and when the hill stood still he was never a whit abashed, but said, “If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Boldness. |