John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6965 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6965 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On the Seventieth Birthday of Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1899). |