John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
283 John Lyly 1554?-1606 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 283 |
| AUTHOR: | John Lyly (1554?–1606) |
| QUOTATION: | The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 47. |