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

8776 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8776
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:Archimedes had stated, that given the force, any given weight might be moved; and even boasted that if there were another earth, by going into it he could remove this.
ATTRIBUTION:Life of Marcellus.