John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8738 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8738 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | The best plan is, as the common proverb has it, to profit by the folly of others. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book xviii. Sect. 31. |
| Note 1. See Publius Syrus, Quotation 11. [back] |