John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4400 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4400 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | In such a strait the wisest may well be perplexed and the boldest staggered. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontent. Vol. i. p. 516. |