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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

9133 Diogenes La&eumlrtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:9133
AUTHOR:Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.)
QUOTATION:On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: “As much,” said he, “as the living are to the dead.” 1
ATTRIBUTION:Aristotle. xi.
 
Note 1.
Quoted with great warmth by Dr. Johnson (Boswell).—Langton: Collectanea. [back]