John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7164 John Sullivan Dwight 1813-1893 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7164 |
AUTHOR: | John Sullivan Dwight (1813–1893) |
QUOTATION: | Is not true leisure One with true toil? |
ATTRIBUTION: | Rest. 1 Stanza 1. |
Note 1. See Cowper, page 415: Absence of occupation is not rest. This poem is often attributed to Goethe. [back] |