John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4603 Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4603 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) |
| QUOTATION: | In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776). Chap. xlviii. |
| Note 1. See Clarendon, Quotation 1. [back] |