John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8854 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8854 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Lamachus chid a captain for a fault; and when he had said he would do so no more, “Sir,” said he, “in war there is no room for a second miscarriage.” Said one to Iphicrates, “What are ye afraid of?” “Of all speeches,” said he, “none is so dishonourable for a general as ‘I should not have thought of it.’” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Iphicrates. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |