John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6017 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6017 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | Can there be a more horrible object in existence than an eloquent man not speaking the truth? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University, 1866. |