John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8901 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8901 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration,—nay, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Hearing. 6. |