John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9090 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9090 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions;… that laws were like cobwebs,—for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast; while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Solon. x. |