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

8768 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8768
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:For ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Life of Pericles.
 
Note 1.
See Chaucer, Quotation 24. [back]