John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9144 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9144 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | When he was praised by some wicked men, he said, “I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Antisthenes. iv. |
| Note 1. See Plutarch, Quotation 101. [back] |