John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4009 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4009 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,— Path, motive, guide, original, and end. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Motto to the Rambler. No. 7. |
| Note 1. A translation of Boethius’s “De Consolatione Philosophiæ,” iii. 9, 27. [back] |