John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9231 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9231 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | Then I began to think that it is very true which is commonly said, that the one half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book ii. Chap. xxxii. |