John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9599 Fran&edilois Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1694-1778 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9599 |
| AUTHOR: | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694–1778) |
| QUOTATION: | It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to M. le Riche, Feb. 6, 1770. |
| Note 1. See Gibbon, Quotation 6. Bussy Rabutin: Lettres, iv. 91. Sévigne: Lettre à sa Fille, p. 202. Tacitus: Historia, iv. 17. Terence: Phormio, i. 4. 26. [back] |