| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 9179 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | The mountains, too, at a distance appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand, they are rough. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Pyrrho. ix. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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