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

2407 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2407
AUTHOR:Samuel Butler (1612–1680)
QUOTATION:What makes all doctrines plain and clear?
About two hundred pounds a year.
And that which was prov’d true before
Prove false again? Two hundred more.
ATTRIBUTION:Hudibras. Part iii. Canto i. Line 1277.