John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7661 Alexander Smith 1830-1867 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 7661 |
AUTHOR: | Alexander Smith (1830–1867) |
QUOTATION: | In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place to-day, it is vain to seek it there to-morrow. You can not lay a trap for it. |
ATTRIBUTION: | City Poem: The Fear of Dying. |