John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8520 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8520 |
| AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | In the one hand he is carrying a stone, while he shows the bread in the other. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Aulularia. Act ii. Sc. 2, 18. (195.) |
| Note 1. What man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?—Matthew vii. 9. [back] |