John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8989 Pliny the Younger 61-105 AD John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8989 |
| AUTHOR: | Pliny the Younger (61–105 A.D.) |
| QUOTATION: | He [Pliny the Elder] used to say that “no book was so bad but some good might be got out of it.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letters. Book iii. Letter v. 10. |
| Note 1. ”There is no book so bad,” said the bachelor, “but something good may be found in it.”—Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. iii. [back] |