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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 8889 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Lysander, when Dionysius sent him two gowns, and bade him choose which he would carry to his daughter, said, “She can choose best,” and so took both away with him. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Lysander. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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