John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8120 Sam Walter Foss 1858-1911 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8120 |
AUTHOR: | Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911) |
QUOTATION: | He had a startling genius, but somehow it did n’t emerge; Always on the evolution of things that would n’t evolve; Always verging toward some climax, but he never reached the verge; Always nearing the solution of some theme he could not solve. |
ATTRIBUTION: | The Inventor. |