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

8865 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8865
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:Cato instigated the magistrates to punish all offenders, saying that they that did not prevent crimes when they might, encouraged them. 1 Of young men, he liked them that blushed better than those who looked pale.
ATTRIBUTION:Roman Apophthegms. Cato the Elder.
 
Note 1.
Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 750. [back]
 


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