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

5532 Jane Taylor 1783-1824 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5532
AUTHOR:Jane Taylor (1783–1824)
QUOTATION:Though man a thinking being is defined,
Few use the grand prerogative of mind.
How few think justly of the thinking few!
How many never think, who think they do!
ATTRIBUTION:Essays in Rhyme. (On Morals and Manners. Prejudice.) Essay i. Stanza 45.