John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7165 John Sullivan Dwight 1813-1893 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7165 |
| AUTHOR: | John Sullivan Dwight (1813–1893) |
| QUOTATION: | Rest is not quitting The busy career, Rest is the fitting Of self to one’s sphere. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rest. 1 Stanza 4. |
| Note 1. See Cowper, page 415: Absence of occupation is not rest. This poem is often attributed to Goethe. [back] |