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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

1999 Thomas Middleton 1580-1627 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:1999
AUTHOR:Thomas Middleton (1580–1627)
QUOTATION:’T is slight, not strength, that gives the greatest lift. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Michaelmas Term. Act iv. Sc. 1.
 
Note 1.
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize.—Alexander Pope: The Iliad, book xxiii. line 383. [back]