John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8720 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8720 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | The world, and whatever that be which we call the heavens, by the vault of which all things are enclosed, we must conceive to be a deity, to be eternal, without bounds, neither created nor subject at any time to destruction. To inquire what is beyond it is no concern of man; nor can the human mind form any conjecture concerning it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book ii. Sect. 1. |