| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 8737 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Elder (A.D. c. 23A.D. 79) |
| QUOTATION: | The agricultural population, says Cato, produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers, and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs
. A bad bargain is always a ground for repentance. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Natural History. Book xviii. Sect. 26. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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