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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 8820 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | Abstain from beans; that is, keep out of public offices, for anciently the choice of the officers of state was made by beans. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of the Training of Children. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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