John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6003 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6003 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | Happy the people whose annals are blank in history-books. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Frederick the Great. Book xvi. Chap. i. |
| Note 1. Montesquieu: Aphorism. [back] |