John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8407 Misellaneous John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8407 |
AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
QUOTATION: | ’T is well to be merry and wise, ’T is well to be honest and true; ’T is well to be off with the old love Before you are on with the new. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Lines used by Maturin as the motto to “Bertram,” produced at Drury Lane, 1816. |