John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8735 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8735 |
AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
QUOTATION: | It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book xiv. Sect. 141. |
Note 1. See Shakespeare, Othello, Quotation 38. [back] |