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

8860 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8860
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:Lysander said, “Where the lion’s skin will not reach, it must be pieced with the fox’s.” 1
ATTRIBUTION:Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 2 Lysander.
 
Note 1.
Lysander said, “When the lion’s skin cannot prevail, a little of the fox’s must be used.”—Laconic Apophthegms. (Lysander.) [back]
Note 2.
Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back]