John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8699 Senea 3 BC-AD65 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8699 |
| AUTHOR: | Seneca (c. 3 B.C.–A.D.65) |
| QUOTATION: | Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | De Providentia. 5, 9. |
| Note 1. See Beaumont and Fletcher, Quotation 8. [back] |