John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6944 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6944 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | Good to the heels the well-worn slipper feels When the tired player shuffles off the buskin; A page of Hood may do a fellow good After a scolding from Carlyle or Ruskin. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | How not to settle it. |