John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8896 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8896 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | And Archimedes, as he was washing, thought of a manner of computing the proportion of gold in King Hiero’s crown by seeing the water flowing over the bathing-stool. He leaped up as one possessed or inspired, crying, “I have found it! Eureka!” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Pleasure not attainable according to Epicurus. 11. |