John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3936 Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3936 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) |
| QUOTATION: | Little strokes fell great oaks. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maxims prefixed to Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1757. |
| Note 1. See Lyly, Quotation 8. [back] |