John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8840 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8840 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Being about to pitch his camp in a likely place, and hearing there was no hay to be had for the cattle, “What a life,” said he, “is ours, since we must live according to the convenience of asses!” |
| 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] |