John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8850 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8850 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Themistocles being asked whether he would rather be Achilles or Homer, said, “Which would you rather be,—a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Themistocles. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |