| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 8892 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | When one told Plistarchus that a notorious railer spoke well of him, I ll lay my life, said he, somebody hath told him I am dead, for he can speak well of no man living. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Plistarchus. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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