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

8862 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8862
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:When Eudæmonidas heard a philosopher arguing that only a wise man can be a good general, “This is a wonderful speech,” said he; “but he that saith it never heard the sound of trumpets.”
ATTRIBUTION:Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Eudæmonidas.
 
Note 1.
Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back]