John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8879 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8879 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Diogenes the Cynic, when a little before his death he fell into a slumber, and his physician rousing him out of it asked him whether anything ailed him, wisely answered, “Nothing, sir; only one brother anticipates another,—Sleep before Death.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Consolation to Apollonius. |