John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8852 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8852 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Alcibiades had a very handsome dog, that cost him seven thousand drachmas; and he cut off his tail, “that,” said he, “the Athenians may have this story to tell of me, and may concern themselves no further with me.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Alcibiades. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |