John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8858 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8858 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Lycurgus the Lacedæmonian brought long hair into fashion among his countrymen, saying that it rendered those that were handsome more beautiful, and those that were deformed more terrible. To one that advised him to set up a democracy in Sparta, “Pray,” said Lycurgus, “do you first set up a democracy in your own house.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Lycurgus. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |