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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8837 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8837
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:When Philip had news brought him of divers and eminent successes in one day, “O Fortune!” said he, “for all these so great kindnesses do me some small mischief.”
ATTRIBUTION:Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Philip.
 
Note 1.
Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back]