John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8855 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8855 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | To Harmodius, descended from the ancient Harmodius, when he reviled Iphicrates [a shoemaker’s son] for his mean birth, “My nobility,” said he, “begins in me, but yours ends in you.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 2 Iphicrates. |
| Note 1. I am my own ancestor.—Junot, Duc D’Abrantes (when asked as to his ancestry). [back] |
| Note 2. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |