John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8768 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8768 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | For ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Pericles. |
| Note 1. See Chaucer, Quotation 24. [back] |