John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7091 Robert Browning 1812-1889 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7091 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Browning (1812–1889) |
| QUOTATION: | That low man seeks a little thing to do, Sees it and does it; This high man, with a great thing to pursue, Dies ere he knows it. That low man goes on adding one to one,— His hundred’s soon hit; This high man, aiming at a million, Misses an unit. That has the world here—should he need the next, Let the world mind him! This throws himself on God, and unperplexed Seeking shall find him. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Grammarian’s Funeral. |