Cicero summoned as a witness in a certain case Castus Popillius, who wanted to be a lawyer, but was ignorant and stupid. When he denied knowing anything, Cicero said, ‘Very likely you think you are being asked about some point of law !’ 1
1 Cf. Plutarch's Life of Cicero, chap. xxvi. (874 A), where the name of the man is given as Publius Consta.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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