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

8872 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8872
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:As Athenodorus was taking his leave of Cæsar, “Remember,” said he, “Cæsar, whenever you are angry, to say or do nothing before you have repeated the four-and-twenty letters to yourself.”
ATTRIBUTION:Roman Apophthegms. Cæsar Augustus.