John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9114 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9114 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | He used to say that other men lived to eat, but that he ate to live. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Socrates. xvi. |
| Note 1. See Plutarch, Quotation 140. [back] |