John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8886 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8886 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | When one asked him what boys should learn, “That,” said he, “which they shall use when men.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Agesilaus the Great. |