John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5809 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5809 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | Of all tales ’t is the saddest,—and more sad, Because it makes us smile. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Juan. Canto xiii. Stanza 9. |