In _Nov. Org._, i. 84., Time is called "Auctor auctorum, atque adeo omnis
auctoritatis."
P. 34. "But of these conceits Aristotle speaketh seriously and wisely,
when he saith, 'Qui respiciunt ad pauca de facili pronunciant."
The editor does not attempt to trace this passage. Query, If it is not in
Aristotle, where is it to be found?
P. 60. "Ulysses, 'Qui vetulam prætulit immortalitati' is a figure of
those which prefer custom and habit before all excellency."
The editor refers to _Cic. de Orat._, i. 44., where it is said that such is
the love of country,
"Ut Ithacam illam, in asperrimis saxulis, tanquam nidulum, affixam,
sapientissimus vir immortalitati anteponeret."
Another application of the saying is made by Bacon in his Essay VIII., "On
Marriage and Single Life:"
"Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly
loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, 'vetulam suam prætulit
immortalitati.'"
The passage in Cicero does not agree with the dictum quoted by Bacon, which
seems to be a reference to the _Odyssey_, v. 136. 208-10.