John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4598 Patrik Henry 1736-1799 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4598 |
| AUTHOR: | Patrick Henry (1736–1799) |
| QUOTATION: | I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech in the Virginia Convention, March, 1775. |
| Note 1. See Burke, Quotation 36. [back] |