John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3111 Matthew Prior 1664-1721 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3111 |
| AUTHOR: | Matthew Prior (1664–1721) |
| QUOTATION: | They never taste who always drink; They always talk who never think. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Upon a passage in the Scaligerana. |
| Note 1. See Jonson, Quotation 24. Also Dryden, Quotation 14. [back] |