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

8766 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8766
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:When he was in great prosperity, and courted by many, seeing himself splendidly served at his table, he turned to his children and said: “Children, we had been undone, if we had not been undone.”
ATTRIBUTION:Life of Themistocles.