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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8496 Euripides 480 or 485-406 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8496
AUTHOR:Euripides (480 or 485–406 B.C.)
QUOTATION:The nobly born must nobly meet his fate. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Alcmene. Frag. 100.
 
Note 1.
Noblesse oblige.—Bohn: Foreign Proverbs. [back]