John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4127 Laurene Sterne 1713-1768 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4127 |
| AUTHOR: | Laurence Sterne (1713–1768) |
| QUOTATION: | Great wits jump. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Tristram Shandy (orig. ed.). Vol. iii. Chap. ix. |
| WORKS: | Laurence Sterne Collection. |
| Note 1. Great wits jump.—John Byrom: The Nimmers. Buckingham: The Chances, act. iv. sc. 1. Good wits jump.—Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. chap. xxxviii. [back] |