John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9186 Athenaeus fl 200 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9186 |
| AUTHOR: | Athenaeus (fl. c. 200) |
| QUOTATION: | Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Deipnosophists. vii. 11. |
| Note 1. See Johnson, Quotation 61. [back] |