John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8743 Pliny the Elder AD 23-AD 79 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8743 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23–A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | Why is it that we entertain the belief that for every purpose odd numbers are the most effectual? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book xxviii. Sect. 23. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Quotation 34. Also Lover, Quotation 4. Numero deus impare gaudet (The god delights in odd numbers).—Virgil: Eclogæ, 8, 75. [back] |