John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8928 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8928 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | It was the saying of Bion, that though the boys throw stones at frogs in sport, yet the frogs do not die in sport but in earnest. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Which are the most crafty, Water or Land Animals? 7. |
| Note 1. Though this may be play to you, ’T is death to us. Roger L’Estrange: Fables from Several Authors. Fable 398. [back] |