John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6298 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 6298 |
AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
QUOTATION: | Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in? 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Representative Men. Montaigne. |
Note 1. See Davies, page 176. [back] |