John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8853 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8853 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Being summoned by the Athenians out of Sicily to plead for his life, Alcibiades absconded, saying that that criminal was a fool who studied a defence when he might fly for it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Alcibiades. |
| Note 1. Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back] |