John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8577 Luretius 99 BC- 55 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8577 |
| AUTHOR: | Lucretius (c. 99 B.C.–c. 55 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | De Rerum Natura. iv. 637. |
| Note 1. See Beaumont and Fletcher, Quotation 27. [back] |