John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2991 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2991 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,— As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book xv. The Worship of Æsculapius, Line 155. |