John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4755 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4755 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | And may you better reck the rede, 1 Than ever did the adviser! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Epistle to a Young Friend. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, Hamlet, Quotation 43. [back] |