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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Hannah More 1745-1833 John Bartlett

 
1
    To those who know thee not, no words can paint!
And those who know thee, know all words are faint!
          Sensibility.
2
    Since trifles make the sum of human things,
And half our misery from our foibles springs.
          Sensibility.
3
    In men this blunder still you find,—
All think their little set mankind.
          Florio. Part i.
4
    Small habits well pursued betimes
May reach the dignity of crimes.
          Florio. Part i.