John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7196 Samuel Smiles 1816-1904 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7196 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Smiles (1816–1904) |
| QUOTATION: | No laws, however stringent, can make the idle industrious, the thriftless provident, or the drunken sober. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Self-Help. |