John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8992 Pliny the Younger 61-105 AD John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8992 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Younger (61–105 A.D.) |
| QUOTATION: | Objects which are usually the motives of our travels by land and by sea are often overlooked and neglected if they lie under our eye…. We put off from time to time going and seeing what we know we have an opportunity of seeing when we please. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letters. Book viii. Letter xx. 1. |