John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8999 Marus Aurelius 121-180 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8999 |
| AUTHOR: | Marcus Aurelius (121–180) |
| QUOTATION: | No state sorrier than that of the man who keeps up a continual round, and pries into “the secrets of the nether world,” as saith the poet, and is curious in conjecture of what is in his neighbour’s heart. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Meditations. ii. 13. |