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

8928 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8928
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:It was the saying of Bion, that though the boys throw stones at frogs in sport, yet the frogs do not die in sport but in earnest. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Which are the most crafty, Water or Land Animals? 7.
 
Note 1.
Though this may be play to you,
’T is death to us.
Roger L’Estrange: Fables from Several Authors. Fable 398. [back]