John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2552 John Milton 1608-1674 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2552 |
| AUTHOR: | John Milton (1608–1674) |
| QUOTATION: | And oft, though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps At wisdom’s gate, and to simplicity Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Paradise Lost. Book iii. Line 686. |