John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1947 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1947 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626) |
| QUOTATION: | The remedy is worse than the disease. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Of Seditions. |
| Note 1. There are some remedies worse than the disease.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 301. [back] |