John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8846 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8846 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Aristodemus, a friend of Antigonus, supposed to be a cook’s son, advised him to moderate his gifts and expenses. “Thy words,” said he, “Aristodemus, smell of the apron.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Antigonus I. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |