John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8801 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8801 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Cæsar said to the soothsayer, “The ides of March are come;” who answered him calmly, “Yes, they are come, but they are not past.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Cæsar. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar, Quotation 27. [back] |