John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8872 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8872 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | As Athenodorus was taking his leave of Cæsar, “Remember,” said he, “Cæsar, whenever you are angry, to say or do nothing before you have repeated the four-and-twenty letters to yourself.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Roman Apophthegms. Cæsar Augustus. |