John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5406 Thomas Moore 1779-1852 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5406 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Moore (1779–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Preface to Corruption and Intolerance. |