To Harmodius, descended from the ancient Harmodius, when he reviled Iphicrates [a shoemaker's son] for his mean birth, "My nobility," said he, "begins in me, but yours ends in you. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
![“To Harmodius, descended from the ancient Harmodius, when he reviled Iphicrates [a shoemaker's son] for his mean birth, "My nobility," said he, "begins in me, but yours ends in you.” quote by Plutarch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6df/plutarch-597_ancient_to-harmodius-descended-from-the-ancient_2292427.jpg)