Agesilaus was very fond of his children; and it is reported that once
toying with them he got astride upon a reed as upon a horse, and rode
about the room; and being seen by one of his friends, he desired him
not to speak of it till he had children of his own.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Laconic Apophthegms, Of Agesilaus the Great
toying with them he got astride upon a reed as upon a horse, and rode
about the room; and being seen by one of his friends, he desired him
not to speak of it till he had children of his own.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Laconic Apophthegms, Of Agesilaus the Great
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