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

8892 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8892
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:When one told Plistarchus that a notorious railer spoke well of him, “I ’ll lay my life,” said he, “somebody hath told him I am dead, for he can speak well of no man living.”
ATTRIBUTION:Laconic Apophthegms. Of Plistarchus.