John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8887 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8887 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Agesilaus was very fond of his children; and it is reported that once toying with them he got astride upon a reed as upon a horse, and rode about the room; and being seen by one of his friends, he desired him not to speak of it till he had children of his own. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Agesilaus the Great. |