John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5971 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5971 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | We are firm believers in the maxim that for all right judgment of any man or thing it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Goethe. Edinburgh Review, 1828. |