John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8845 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8845 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | When he was wounded with an arrow in the ankle, and many ran to him that were wont to call him a god, he said smiling, “That is blood, as you see, and not, as Homer saith, ‘such humour as distils from blessed gods.’” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Alexander. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |