John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4791 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4791 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | The rank is but the guinea’s stamp, The man ’s the gowd for a’ that. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | For a’ that an a’ that. |
| Note 1. I weigh the man, not his title; ’t is not the king’s stamp can make the metal better.—Wycherly: The Plaindealer, act i. sc. 1. [back] |