John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6943 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6943 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | You hear that boy laughing?—you think he’s all fun; But the angels laugh, too, at the good he has done; The children laugh loud as they troop to his call, And the poor man that knows him laughs loudest of all. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Boys. |