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

8454 Aeshylus 525-456 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8454
AUTHOR:Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
QUOTATION:God’s mouth knows not to utter falsehood, but he will perform each word. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Prometheus, 1032.
 
Note 1.
God is not a man that he should lie;… hath he said, and shall he not do it?—Numbers xxiii. 19. [back]