John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7167 John Sullivan Dwight 1813-1893 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7167 |
| AUTHOR: | John Sullivan Dwight (1813–1893) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is loving and serving The Highest and Best! ’T is onwards! unswerving, And that is true rest. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rest. 1 Stanza 7. |
| Note 1. See Cowper, page 415: Absence of occupation is not rest. This poem is often attributed to Goethe. [back] |