John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8729 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8729 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | The human features and countenance, although composed of but some ten parts or little more, are so fashioned that among so many thousands of men there are no two in existence who cannot be distinguished from one another. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book vii. Sect. 8. |
| Note 1. See Sir Thomas Browne, Quotation 7. [back] |