John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4792 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4792 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | A prince can make a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a’ that; But an honest man ’s aboon his might, Guid faith, he maunna fa’ that. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | For a’ that an a’ that. |
| Note 1. See Southerne, Quotation 2. [back] |