John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8483 Sopholes 496 BC-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8483 |
| AUTHOR: | Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Vit. Anon. p. 64 (Plumptre’s Trans.). |