John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8856 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8856 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Once when Phocion had delivered an opinion which pleased the people,… he turned to his friend and said, “Have I not unawares spoken some mischievous thing or other?” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Phocion. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |