John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9255 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9255 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | Nothing is so dear and precious as time. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book v. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. See Franklin, Quotation 16. Also Diogenes Laertius, Quotation 59. [back] |