John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6435 Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton 1803-1873 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6435 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873) |
| QUOTATION: | Happy is the man who hath never known what it is to taste of fame—to have it is a purgatory, to want it is a hell. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Last of the Barons. Book v. Chap. i. |