| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 8847 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Thrasyllus the Cynic begged a drachm of Antigonus. That, said he, is too little for a king to give. Why, then, said the other, give me a talent. And that, said he, is too much for a Cynic (or, for a dog) to receive. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Antigonus I. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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