John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8891 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8891 |
| AUTHOR: | Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120) |
| QUOTATION: | And when the physician said, “Sir, you are an old man,” “That happens,” replied Pausanias, “because you never were my doctor.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Laconic Apophthegms. Of Pausanias the Son of Phistoanax. |