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

8431 Hesiod fl 8th ent? BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8431
AUTHOR:Hesiod (fl. 8th cent.? B.C.)
QUOTATION:Fools! they know not how much half exceeds the whole. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Works and Days. Line 40.
 
Note 1.
Pittacus said that half was more than the whole.—Diogenes Laertius: Pittacus, ii. [back]