John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4134 Laurene Sterne 1713-1768 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4134 |
| AUTHOR: | Laurence Sterne (1713–1768) |
| QUOTATION: | God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Maria. |
| WORKS: | Laurence Sterne Collection. |
| Note 1. Dieu mésure le froid à la brebis tondue (God measures the cold to the shorn lamb).—Henri Estienne (1594): Prémices, etc. p. 47. See Herbert, Quotation 26. [back] |