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

8886 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8886
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:When one asked him what boys should learn, “That,” said he, “which they shall use when men.”
ATTRIBUTION:Laconic Apophthegms. Of Agesilaus the Great.