John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8779 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8779 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | He said that in his whole life he most repented of three things: one was that he had trusted a secret to a woman; another, that he went by water when he might have gone by land; the third, that he had remained one whole day without doing any business of moment. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Marcus Cato. |