John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3018 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 3018 |
AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
QUOTATION: | Second thoughts, they say, are best. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Spanish Friar. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
Note 1. Among mortals second thoughts are the wisest.—Euripides: Hippolytus, 438. [back] |