John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8454 Aeshylus 525-456 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8454 |
| AUTHOR: | Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | God’s mouth knows not to utter falsehood, but he will perform each word. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Prometheus, 1032. |
| Note 1. God is not a man that he should lie;… hath he said, and shall he not do it?—Numbers xxiii. 19. [back] |