John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7357 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7357 |
AUTHOR: | James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) |
QUOTATION: | The wisest man could ask no more of Fate Than to be simple, modest, manly, true, Safe from the Many—honored by the Few; To count as naught in World or Church or State; But inwardly in secret to be great. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Sonnet. Jeffries Wyman. |