John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8940 Epitetus AD 50- 138 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8940 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses. Chap. xv. |