John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8145 Nixon Waterman 1859- ? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8145 |
| AUTHOR: | Nixon Waterman (1859– ?) |
| QUOTATION: | Though life is made up of mere bubbles, ’T is better than many aver, For while we’ve a whole lot of troubles, The most of them never occur. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Shreds and Patches. |
| Note 1. See Disraeli, page 628, Lowell, page 741, and Foss, page 839. [back] |