John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6334 Rihard Henry Horne 1802-1884 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6334 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Henry Horne (1802–1884) |
| QUOTATION: | The wisdom of mankind creeps slowly on, Subject to every doubt that can retard Or fling it back upon an earlier time. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Orion. Book iii. Canto ii. (1843). |