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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 8942 |
| AUTHOR: | Epictetus (A.D. c. 50–c. 138) |
| QUOTATION: | Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Discourses. Chap. xvi. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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