John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8437 Hesiod fl 8th ent? BC John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8437 |
AUTHOR: | Hesiod (fl. 8th cent.? B.C.) |
QUOTATION: | This man, I say, is most perfect who shall have understood everything for himself, after having devised what may be best afterward and unto the end. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Works and Days. Line 293. |