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2 Quotes for 'Agesilaus, the Great' in the Database.

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I have head the nightingale herself.
Topic: Nightingales
Source: when asked to listed to a man imitate the nightingale, see Plutarch's "Life of Agesilaus"
To one commending an orator for his skill in amplifying petty matters, Agesilaus said: "I do not think that shoemaker a good workman that makes a great shoe for a little foot."
Topic: Shoemaking
Source: Laconic Apophthegemns

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