John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7526 Charles Godfrey Leland 1824-1903 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7526 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Godfrey Leland (1824–1903) |
| QUOTATION: | If all the world must see the world As the world the world hath seen, Then it were better for the world That the world had never been. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The World and the World. |