John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2245 Beaumont and Flether John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2245 |
| AUTHOR: | Beaumont and Fletcher |
| QUOTATION: | Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Love’s Cure. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| Note 1. But strive still to be a man before your mother.—William Cowper: Connoisseur. Motto of No. iii. [back] |