John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3716 Alexander Pope 1688-1744 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3716 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Pope (1688–1744) |
| QUOTATION: | It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, 1 And to be swift is less than to be wise. ’T is more by art than force of num’rous strokes. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Iliad of Homer. Book xxiii. Line 383. |
| Note 1. See Middleton, Quotation 8. [back] |