John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4860 Sydney Smith 1771-1845 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4860 |
| AUTHOR: | Sydney Smith (1771–1845) |
| QUOTATION: | Let every man be occupied, and occupied in the highest employment of which his nature is capable, and die with the consciousness that he has done his best. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady Holland’s Memoir. Vol. i. p. 130. |