John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8491 Euripides 480 or 485-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8491 |
| AUTHOR: | Euripides (480 or 485–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Slight not what ’s near through aiming at what ’s far. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rhesus. 482. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 67. [back] |