John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1938 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1938 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | It is yet a higher speech of his than the other, “It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Adversity. |