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

8851 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8851
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:He preferred an honest man that wooed his daughter, before a rich man. “I would rather,” said Themistocles, “have a man that wants money than money that wants a man.”
ATTRIBUTION:Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders. 1 Themistocles.
 
Note 1.
Rejected by some critics as not a genuine work of Plutarch.—Ralph Waldo Emerson. [back]