John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2902 Algernon Sidney 1622-1683 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2902 |
| AUTHOR: | Algernon Sidney (1622–1683) |
| QUOTATION: | Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xviii. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, Pericles, Quotation 2. [back] |