John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9158 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9158 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | When a man reproached him for going into unclean places, he said, “The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Diogenes. vi. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 44. [back] |