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

8913 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8913
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:Why does pouring oil on the sea make it clear and calm? Is it for that the winds, slipping the smooth oil, have no force, nor cause any waves? 1
ATTRIBUTION:Symposiacs. Book viii. Question ix.
 
Note 1.
See Pliny, Quotation 4. [back]