John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9088 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9088 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | The apophthegm “Know thyself” is his. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thales. xiii. |
| Note 1. See Pope, Quotation 22. Also Plutarch, Quotation 128. [back] |