| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 8884 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | To one commending an orator for his skill in amplifying petty matters, Agesilaus said, I do not think that shoemaker a good workman that makes a great shoe for a little foot. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Agesilaus the Great. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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