Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocotts Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?. | | Half |
| Fools, not to know that half exceeds the whole! Addison from Hesiod, Book I. Verse 40; Spectator No. 195; and Valpys edition, translated by Elton. | 1 |
[A maxim often used by the ancients to recommend moderation. Hesiod advised his brother to prefer a friendly accommodation to an expensive lawsuit. Agree with thine adversary quickly, says St. Matthew, Chapter v. 25; see also Bankss Translation of Hesiod, 76.] | 2 |
Nothing is more true in political arithmetic, than that the same people with half a country is more valuable than the whole. Spectator, No. CC. | 3 |
He was no fool Who said the half is better than the whole. Armstrong.A Day, Line 177. | 4 | |
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