“The mountains too, at a distance, appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand they are rough.” HandsMountainMassDistanceRoughSmoothAiry Author:Diogenes Laertius
“Anarcharsis, on learning that the sides of a ship were four fingers thick, said that "the passengers were just that distance from death.” SaidSidesFourDistanceFingersShipsThickPassengers Author:Diogenes Laertius