John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6960 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6960 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | Boston State-house is the hub of the solar system. You could n’t pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crow-bar. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. vi. |