John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8894 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8894 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Said Periander, “Hesiod might as well have kept his breath to cool his pottage.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Banquet of the Seven Wise Men. 14. |
| Note 1. Spare your breath to cool your porridge.—Francis Rabelais: Works, book v. chap. xxviii. [back] |