John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8851 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8851 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | He preferred an honest man that wooed his daughter, before a rich man. “I would rather,” said Themistocles, “have a man that wants money than money that wants a man.” |
| 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] |